The pick of Admiral Dennis Blair is a sign that Obama intends to live with the national security status quo, says Robert Baer of Time Magazine
The nomination of retired admiral Dennis Blair as the Director of National Intelligence was predictable, if not quite inspired.
Leaving Robert Gates at the Pentagon and appointing Blair as DNI is a pretty clear sign that Obama intends to live with the national security status quo. Obama knows all too well that intelligence reform is the third rail of American politics, one he does not intend to touch as long the country teeters on the edge of depression.
