Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Michael McConnell

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: (L-R) Retired Navy Vice Admiral Michael McConnell is greeted by US Senate Intelligence Committee John Rockefeller (D-WV), committee ranking Republican Christopher Bond (R-MO), and committee members Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) before a hearing on McConnell's nomination to be director of national intelligence on Capitol Hill February 1, 2007 in Washington, DC. Members of the committee questioned McConnell about his willingness to inform the Congress about the abuse of intelligence by any adminstration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)