Bloomberg reports that the current (Rockefeller) and future (Feinstein) chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence were blindsided by Obama's choice for CIA chief, Leon Panetta.
Aside from the slight, both wanted someone with more experience in intelligence -- if not more intelligence, per se.
Panetta's appointment comes after John Brennan took himself out of the running. Brennan had run CIA counterterrorism and advised the Obama campaign. Dems objected to his ties to Bush CIA.
Caroline Kennedy IS available if Leon doesn't work out.
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