The Republican Recycle Bin: Porter Goss Edition

Disgraced Republicans don't leave politics. They are just recycled. The latest example is Former CIA director Porter Goss. Incoming Agricultural commissioner Adam Putnam named Goss a member of his transition team.

Goss had to resign from the CIA after the hookers poker parties broke. One attendee of the party was Brent Wilkes. Mr. Wilkes was convicted of 13 felonies involving former Congressman Duke Cunningham. The convictions involve money laundering and related charges stemming from briding Cunningham. Wilkes is now serving 12 years in federal prison.

Another fun fact: Wilkes was involved in the Tom Delay scandal.

Another attendee at the hookers poker parties was Kyle Foggo. He was Goss's deputy at the CIA. Foggo is currently being investigated by the CIA Inspector General, the FBI, IRS, Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the San Diego U.S. Attorney's office. Foggo and Wilkes are longtime friends. Forgo was charged in the Duke Cunningham case with Wilkes. Charges were later dropped.

Goss wasn't even a competent director. Morale slipped at the CIA under Goss's watch The New York Times paints a stark picture.

Current and former intelligence officials say considerable turmoil remains within the agency, particularly within the directorate of operations, which is responsible for human spying around the world. The directorate's No. 2 official, Robert Richer, has become the most recent high-ranking official to announce his departure, and he told officials at the White House and in the C.I.A. that he had lost confidence in Goss.

Putnam's judgement should be seriously questioned for having Goss on his transition team.