who wrote that op-ed for "the washington post," and some republicans in the senate who have differed from this decision in the white house and don't necessarily like the idea of revoking security clearances for former intelligence officials have also been critical of john brennen. i think the white house chose this one as the icebreaker when it comes to this effort because they recognize that brennen is something of a lightening rod even among people who might be critical of this decision. so you've seen a number of senators, john kennedy from louisiana, susan collins who differed with the decision actually said she's not happy with the way john brennen has been political. they wanted to force this issue and have this conversation, and