He may not be the worst member of the United States Senate. But Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Pat Roberts' prepackaged and coordinated role in the pin-it-on-Tenet operation yesterday was a marvelous audition for the role.

The key lines from his prepared remarks yesterday afternoon are ...

So far, I am very disturbed by what appears to be extremely sloppy handling of the issue from the outset by the CIA. What now concerns me most, however, is what appears to be a campaign of press leaks by the CIA in an effort to discredit the President.

Interesting priorities.