Bush is to name John McCain to the panel inquiring about the intelligence failures:

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) will name Sen. John McCain to a commission that will investigate Iraq (news - web sites) intelligence failures, an administration official said Thursday.

Bush will formally create the nine-member panel on Friday with an executive order. The bipartisan commission will be directed to deliver its findings next year, which means they will come in after the November presidential elections.

I'm a big fan of McCain and believe that he will do what is right with respect to avoiding politics and straightening out our intelligence agencies.