Rosa Brooks: A Disaster at Defense

The Washington Times ^ | April 24, 2009 | Editorial

[Abakumov]

Putting her in the policy shop is like Lyndon Johnson making Jane Fonda a senior adviser on Vietnam.

[spyone]

Really. What are they thinking? Are they intentionally mocking?

[Jeff Head]

That's their intent.

Obama is an abject marxist ideolog...and they are filling all of the agencies with abject marxcist ideologs.

We will turn this around starting in 2010, and run Obama out on a rail in 2012...but it will take a generation to get all of these people out of the various agencies.

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN HIS OWN WORDS

NOW WE KNOW WHAT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER DOES

OBAMA, THE STOCK MARKET, AND ENERGY

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S UPBRINGING

IT'S TIME FOR A RETURN TO THE OLD SCHOOL

[kittymyrib]

This outrageous appointment hasn’t gotten the publicity it deserves. I suggest that Rush, Beck, Hannity et al compile their own list of BO’s heinous “accomplishments” in his first 100 days and shine the light of truth on some of his anti-American actions. The msm will be promoting his first 100 days as the second coming of FDR, so a little truth from the patriots may provide a little balance.

[dr_who]

Sounds like Obama is in effect loading a gun with bullets so that he can shoot himself in the foot. Events are soon going to overwhelm him, just as his idiot running mate predicted.

[woweeitsme]

What are this woman’s qualifications for this position? Shouldn’t her background contain some sort of defense background?

Oh...I’m sorry...she does have a defense background. She writes about how evil our military is...great!

[DB]

Well it looks like our national suicide is well on its way...

[VeniVidiVici]

With any luck maybe we can get leaks out of the Pentagon of email this loon sends out.

[driftless2]

"woman's qualifications"

Then again, what are Obama's? None. An incompetent fool appoints an incompetent fool. This is the situation we are in.

[livius]

Just part of his strategy to destroy us.

[SkyPilot]

Brooks's advocate (fellow liberal and friend) is former Obama Transition Team co-chief Michele Flournoy (who sometimes spells her first name "Michèle" (isn't that cute?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Flournoy

Guess which one is her?

She is a Clinton re-tread, a leftist, and part of the DNC "Wimmins Club."

[SkyPilot]

Some might say I have a "new job," but because I'll be escaping a dying industry -- and your tax dollars will shortly be paying my salary -- I prefer to think of it as my personal government bailout.....Of course, I'm not taking a government job only because I feel lucky to parachute out before some cost-cutter eliminates every last column. At this moment in history, I can't imagine anything more rewarding than being part of the new team that's shaping U.S. policy.....If newspapers become mostly infotainment websites -- if the number of well-trained investigative journalists dwindles still further -- and if we're soon left with nothing but the yapping heads who dominate cable "news" and talk radio, how will we recognize, or hope to forestall, impending national and global crises? It's time for a government bailout of journalism.

[kellynla]

[TXnMA]

Rosa Brooks:

...a real winner...

[Anima Mundi]

Does her presence lend any weight to the idea that George Soros was the guest passenger in the New York Air Force One flyover/photo op?