Comments on: The selling of Gates begins

By: Slublog

Slublog — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:54:46 +0000

Change More of the Same I Can Believe In…

Will Obama’s first term turn out to be a de facto third Bush term?In light of the downturn, Mr. Obama is also said to be reconsidering a key campaign pledge: his proposal to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the……

By: TTheoLogan

TTheoLogan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:48:15 +0000

Gates and petraeus will both resign when Obama converts the military into the village people as he has said he will do.

By: El Coqui

El Coqui — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:56:54 +0000

Who cares. The Real Winners here are our men and women in uniform. The rest is window dressing.

By: Steve Z

Steve Z — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:43:04 +0000

Obama during Campaign: "I will change the failed policies of George W. Bush." Presdient-Elect Obama: "I will not change the ~~failed~~ successful policies of George W. Bush." Change you can believe in. Maybe, until he changes his mind. Troops coming home from Iraq in 16 20 ~~24 months~~ when Maliki says so, as Obama has always said.

By: Obama Cabinet Watch: Commerce/HomeSec « WitSnapper | The Blog

Obama Cabinet Watch: Commerce/HomeSec « WitSnapper | The Blog — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:16:46 +0000

[...] supporters on the antiwar left. He appears to be considering keeping current Secretary of Defense Robert Gates where he is for a while. Obama did say he’d reach across the aisle to make his Cabinet [...]

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:42:27 +0000

...shrieks from the Left when Change doesn’t include the DoD... Rather than expecting wholesale Change...

Maybe Change should have a little trademark "TM" sign after it.

By: littleguy

littleguy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:22:45 +0000

Change you can believe in. The audacity of hope. We are the change we seek. Just words, just speeches.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

By: highhopes

highhopes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:44 +0000

I don’t get that quote. Is Crazy Harry saying qualifications are a voter registration card?
Republicans need not apply?
Why would Gates even want to stay?

Kini on November 20, 2008 at 11:22 AM

Pretty telling slip on Reid’s part, no? President-elect Bambi ran on a platform of changing the partisanship in DC and it turns out that he didn’t mean it! I am so shocked. ;-0

As to why Gates would want to stay, I’d put power and prestige up there along with wanting to make the transition smooth.

I think he’s a fool to stick around as Bambi’s convenient scapegoat. Nevertheless, the troops have little trust in Obama and even less loyalty. They’ll obey orders but Obama had better not go in like Clinton tried and start using the military as a lab for leftist social experimentation.

By: James

James — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:58:27 +0000

My conversation with Secretary Gates, he’s not even a Republican. Why wouldn’t we want to keep him? He’s never been a registered Republican.”

I sure am glad to know Dingy Harry is concerned with the most important qualifications for a SecDef.

By: KeepOhioRed

KeepOhioRed — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:46:57 +0000

I was hoping for Kucinich.

Hahahaha. Dennis actually used to be my congressman before I moved.

The people in his district have no clue what a loon he is. They just have this emotional attachment for him going back to when he was mayor.

By: Seven Percent Solution

Seven Percent Solution — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:31:39 +0000

Keeping Gates is a wise choice, and sends some important signals to the DoD and to our military allies……

Although I agree that Gates should get the hell out of Dodge, I think that we need at least one adult who knows how to properly handle a firearm……………

By: Dudley Smith

Dudley Smith — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:53:27 +0000

This speaks volumes about the Democratic bench when it comes to the military and national security. And I hope that Gates walks if Obama tries to get him to do anything stupid with regard to Iraq.

By: InDubly

InDubly — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:44:38 +0000

The number I cannot predict but as of, let’s say, Jan 1 2012, there will still be US troops in Iraq. Do you guys agree or disagree with this??

By: Bruno Strozek

Bruno Strozek — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:27:04 +0000

Barack Obama = Bush III. I can’t wait for the campaign commercials. In 2012 the Republican nominee can run against Obama by running against Bush. Nice little twist there.

t.ferg on November 20, 2008 at 11:09 AM

Ooooh! I luv it when you talk like that…

By: DannoJyd

DannoJyd — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:26:48 +0000

Knowledgeable Democrats say that Gates is under consideration to remain in his post for at least several months even though he frequently has said he wants to return to private life when the Bush administration leaves office.

Like I said earlier.

By: pseudonominus

pseudonominus — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:26:13 +0000

Why would Gates even want to stay?

Kini on November 20, 2008 at 11:22 AM

Because he loves his country?

By: Kini

Kini — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:22:51 +0000

Why wouldn’t we want to keep him? He’s never been a registered Republican.”

I don’t get that quote. Is Crazy Harry saying qualifications are a voter registration card?
Republicans need not apply?
Why would Gates even want to stay?

By: t.ferg

t.ferg — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:09:43 +0000

Barack Obama = Bush III. I can’t wait for the campaign commercials. In 2012 the Republican nominee can run against Obama by running against Bush. Nice little twist there.

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:09:29 +0000

Why do you hate peace and rainbows?

lodge on November 20, 2008 at 10:47 AM

You forgot about the unicorns and lollipop trees.

Maybe Dear Leader finally got a real good look at the intelligence briefings. Now is that a good thing or a scary thing?

By: AubieJon

AubieJon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:09:06 +0000

Why do you hate peace and rainbows?

lodge on November 20, 2008 at 10:47 AM

Translation: “Peace and rainbows” are what pacifists picture while the world burns because the pacifists refuse to defend themselves or anybody else.

By: drjohn

drjohn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:08:18 +0000

Gates should run away.

He’s being kept on to be the fall guy.

By: DannoJyd

DannoJyd — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:02:11 +0000

Robert Gates could resign if he doesn’t care for The One’s plans.

By: Bruno Strozek

Bruno Strozek — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:45 +0000

They told me if I voted for John McCain we’d have a belligerent new
administration that promoted endless war – and they were right!
Heh heh heh…

By: mcg

mcg — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:48 +0000

I don’t hate rainbows, just peace.

By: BetseyRoss

BetseyRoss — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:36 +0000

I love it when Harry Reid is stumped. Watching him all through the Bailout Crisis, he clearly doesn’t know what to do. He is in a permanent state of ignorance and doesn’t know what to do about anything. Neither do the rest of the Dems including the President-Elect. Keeping Gates is probably the smartest thing Obama can do for the country. None of the rest of his advisors know anything about competence or accomplishment except for their own grandiose ideas of who they are. Being insane is not a resume inhancement.