there's much more skepticism about moscow and putin's involvement than there is in trump tower. mike pompeo was clearly making the case that there is respect for the intelligence agency, but, boy, he is someone if he is confirmed, which it looks like he will be, inheriting a job that is very difficult. morale incredibly low. tweets like this certainly don't help the matter at all. it's not a long-term and sustainable situation for any administration, and i think that going into this we have to continue to assume that the president is the top of the totem poll here. his word is the over-arching theme for the direction of all the agencies underneath him, and regardless of who is being said at these hearings, which are largely designed to reassure members on the hill, both moderate republicans and democrats, the direction of the administration is going to be