He still misses the bigger point; the CIA's direct action capability is a clear violation of the Constitution, specifically the seperation of powers.

The CIA's DA capacity gives the President the power to direct acts of war to be commited without a declaration of war from Congress, or Congress' approval.

The CIA's intelligence collection capability is redundant to the DoD's, and again lacks the stringent oversight of Congress, thereby inviting abuses.

The CIA's only legitimate role is as an analytical organization for the President. The biggest problem with that is their smug and close-minded view of analysis and their over emphasis on academic credentials (based on my reading of Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations, other books by CIA analysts, and open source articles). They still turn out good products despite this, but could definately stand some streamlining.

As a concerned citizen though, the financial waste is disturbing, but no where near as disturbing as the utterly unconstitutional aspects of the CIA. It's right that the President has an analytical organization that doesn't answer to anyone else, but the collection capability is redundant, and the DA capability is a violation of the seperation of powers and potentially a threat to the republic.