Rumsfeld Stands Behind "Booty" Hayden

Today Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said that he supports the nomination of General Mike Hayden as the head of the CIA, effectively destroying any lingering respect the world has for the current principal deputy director of national intelligence.

Booty?

You heard it here first. T/P Beltway insiders discovered last weekend that Mike Hayden's nickname at the Airforce Academy was "Booty Hayden." We're fervently looking for the origin of the monicker. More to come on that...