Local Reporter Granted Power To Declassify Secrets

I was struck by one paragraph in MSNBC's coverage of National Intelligence Directer Mike McConnell's surprising revelations about the Assministration's warrantless eavesdropping program:

At the end of the interview, McConnell cautioned reporter [El Paso Times] Chris Roberts that he should consider whether enemies of the U.S. could gain from the information he just shared in the interview, Roberts said. McConnell left it to the paper to decide what to publish.

So let me get this straight:  the National Intelligence Director, in an on-the-record interview, reveals details about the FISA court and the Assministration's warrantless eavesdropping program that up to this point in time had been classified and withheld from not only the American public but also many if not most members of Congress, then he leaves it to a local reporter to decide if that information shoud remain secret?

Why does this guy still have a job?

Comments

[Athenae]

It was an intimidation tactic, that's all. "Our enemies could use this to kill us, but hey, if you really WANT to publish it ..."

Asshole.

A.

[caliph garrett]

Shorter McConnell: Americans will die if you run this story.

[Jude]

Why is he still employed?

'Cause he's doing a heckuva job, of course.

[mdhatter]

Nevermind why he still has a job, how can he sleep?

[Hoppy]

McConnell still has a job because he is sufficiently incompetent, with adequate poor judgement, and a suitable degree of sociopathy to be a good fit in the administration. I'm surprised this isn't common knowledge.

[Paul in LA]

McConnell has no trouble sleeping. He gets a solid eight hours of shut-eye every day.

As long as the sun is up, there isn't much else to do anyhow.

[Daddy-O]

He has a job because he's a goddamned fucking liar who says what he's told to say.

Any more silly questions?

[James Boglev Jr.]

The cia director was only qouting from JFK's Speech titled "secret societies" Google it if you dare!

Jim