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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Corrupt Intelligence Agency?

Things look like they are falling apart at the CIA. After being head of the CIA for less than 2 years, Porter Goss resigned somewhat mysteriously. Now another higher-up is stepping down. "Dusty" Foggo (real nickname, not just a porn name) called it quits as he is being investigated for ties with the same guy that bribed San Diego's Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Not only that, but many stories are talking about these "poker parties" that Foggo (and maybe Goss?) attended that were hosted by Brent Wilkes, the guy that bribed Cunningham. OK, so middle-aged men playing poker and having a few drinks is not the biggest deal, but I think the fancy hotel rooms, limos and hookers that Wilkes bought them might be.

Here's the funny part about this story. First, some of these parties allegedly took place at the Watergate Hotel. Yep, the same one that Nixon's "plumbers" broke into to spy on the Democrats. Second, what's up with these nicknames? "Duke" and "Dusty" having booze-poker-hooker parties? It makes me wonder what Porter Goss's nickname is. Maybe it sticks with the "D" patter like "Destro" from GI Joe or maybe it sticks with the cowboy theme like "Quick Draw" or "Texas Jack". Maybe it follows the nerdy "Scooter" Libby pattern and is something like "Lil' Slugger" or "Lefty". I think I need a cool political nickname, but I want to go more in the direction of Tom "The Hammer" DeLay, except without the corruption. Maybe something more like Homer Simpson's "Max Power" would be cool. In any case, Letterman had a Top 10 several years back of Nicknames the politicians would take on if they were pro wrestlers.

1 comment:

Pete said...

Jeff "McGruff" Austin? You could be tough on crime...