Feinstein/Rockefeller

Like Josh Marshall, if Rockefeller and Feinstein are against it, I tend to be for it, so I'm inclined to think the Panetta pick is a good one. But, really, is Obama trying to pick a fight with Feinstein? It does seem very strange that the junior members of the Senate Intel committee were kept in the loop while the senior members were snubbed. I don't really get it, unless Obama feared Feinsten et al would try to kill the appointment through premature leaks. Strange. Perhaps we'll never know the full story.