But why would a sitting official be talking so openly about CIA black sites and rendition?

To think he was in charge of the NSA

That part isn't funny

No one has come forward and screamed "PSYCH!!" so I guess it's true. I just cannot imagine someone with the *assumed* intelligence and savvy of an ex-NSA director doing this in public.

*shakes head in disbelief*

Like FEMA's Brownie. Bushco was full of incompetents - they only had to be supporters of all that was evil.

Surely such a big cheese as himself could afford Biz Class?

It's good that POTUS and crew know who to look out for...!

Would have been business class. Bet the Post guy who wrote that hasn't seen a real coach seat in years.

The eavesdropper even called it that in one of his tweets...

On a regular Amtrak train, coach is default, and you have to upgrade for business or first.

On Acela trains, business is default so it's the "coach" of Acela trains.

I take Amtrak a couple times a year (some coach, some business), so I know the different pricing, but not often enough to know the frequent riders' jargon.

Same price as coach (regular, cheapo) AMTRAK, seats are way more comfortable and they give you a meal!

When I go to DC, I fly into Bawl-more and take a bus to the metro. Save a bundle that way.

I wish Amtrak would get the spirit--if they'd start allowing pets on the train, their ridership would double. And people would pay through the nose to take Fluffy or Spot with them.

with the medallion burnt into his hand!!!!

Creepy.

An excellent actor he was.

-Laelth

Matzzie knew he was busted. But Hayden knew he was also busted. The fact that Hayden allowed himself to be photographed with Matzzie after the encounter is the jelly in the jelly doughnut.

On so many levels, this is awesome fun.


What did it for me is this:

I would have loved to have been in the next seat to Matzzie, egging him on, but I probably would have given it away with my uproarious laughter!

-Laelth

The right people in the right place at the right time!!!!

or did he do both??

It just mattered that when anyone now reads "former senior administration official" talking on NSA or other security issues in the paper, that they think of Blabbermouth Hayden and how he's still prostituting himself for a bit o' covert glory.

We know two things we didn't know before--Hayden's a Bigmouth, first, and he's probably the source of a lot of the nasty "security related" insults directed at POTUS that we read on background, second...and now everyone knows it! Hayden got a great big pie in the face, courtesy of an environmental activist who used to work at MoveOn.Org! Hayden can downplay what happened, or he can harrumph all the live long day, but he's busted as a "Chatty Cathy" and people will regard him as both gossipy and intemperate. Want something to get leaked to the press? Tell Hotlips Hayden! Shhh, stop talking, here comes Hayden, he can't be trusted to keep a secret!!!