WAS DICK CHENEY TOO BUSY?:

George W. Bush CIA insider key to Obama plan (JOSH GERSTEIN, 8/25/09, Politico)

[N]ow, Obama has chosen a man who was at the heart of Bush’s intelligence effort to play a key role in overseeing the new administration’s own interrogation policies: John Brennan, a 25-year CIA veteran who was privy to the extreme tactics Obama has declared off limits. [...]

This isn’t the first time Brennan has drawn controversy. When Brennan’s name was floated as a leading candidate for CIA director during Obama’s transition, liberal activists loudly questioned the possible choice, and Brennan later withdrew.