From the AP:
Administration sources say President Barack Obama plans this week to name CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, would take the CIA chief’s job.
The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because the changes are not final.
The changes would probably take effect this summer. Gates has already said he will leave this year…
At least Panetta is an adult, so the Defense Department will have some worthwhile leadership. Petraeus is a good choice for CIA, as well, if that works out to be correct. In the sorry list of potential Democrats, these would be the best picks possible for the posts. I can only figure that Gates, Panetta and Petraeus kinda worked it out amongst themselves and Obama is just signing off on it.
