Time magazine seems to think it might be Air Force General Michael Hayden. I really don't have any idea who it might be. However, Hayden was a defender of the ongoing eavesdropping programs whose purpose was to intercept and evaluate communications from outside the US to contacts within the US.
AJ Strata and Mac Ranger are both covering the reaction to Goss' departure. AJ notes that Sen. Jay Rockefeller has gotten a few verbal jabs in on Goss.
The Moderate Voice has an interesting analysis of Goss' departure and the possibility of Hayden's ascension to DCI. He notes that few were sorry to see Goss go. And, apparently Goss never got to click personally with Bush - and personal relationships are a major factor in Bush's style of governance.
Former Spook also analyzes the resignation. Hot Air has a roundup.
Ranting Profs notes that the perception that the turbulence at CIA must be considered in light of the ongoing investigations into leaks. The people Goss brought in weren't trusting of the Agency's own folks, and one can't help but wonder why - not when there were multiple leaks on highly sensitive intel programs. The WaPo doesn't mention the leaks, while the NYT eventually gets around to mentioning them towards the bottom of their most recent article.
UPDATE:
Modified the title as per comment.
Rick Moran wonders just how dysfunctional our intelligence agencies were, and whether Goss was able to shake things up as we've seen was absolutely necessary and crucial to national defense.
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