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Obama picks New York Republican for Army secretary
Associated Press ^ | June 2, 2009

Posted on 06/02/2009 11:27:50 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

President Barack Obama has chosen a Republican congressman to be the new secretary of the Army, adding to the ranks of opposition party figures in his administration.

Obama said that Rep. John McHugh, who has represented upstate New York, is committed to keeping America's Army "the best trained, the best equipped, the best land force the world has ever seen."

The president said that in his new job, McHugh will make sure the country's troops can handle the new kinds of combat in the 21st century, including nonconventional warfare. McHugh has been a key member of the House Armed Services Committee.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhodod; mchugh; usarmy

1 posted on 06/02/2009 11:27:50 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

House Armed Services Committee

who will take his place, Bill Ayers?


2 posted on 06/02/2009 11:29:13 AM PDT by jessduntno (July 4th, 2009. Washington DC. Gadsden Flags. Be There.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Another RINO.


3 posted on 06/02/2009 11:29:41 AM PDT by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
This guy is trying to innoculate himself for when we get hit on his watch. When do John McCain and Colin Powell get their jobs?
4 posted on 06/02/2009 11:31:44 AM PDT by SoCalRight
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To: Free ThinkerNY; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; ...
Words escape me... but if this RINO Bozo every runs for public office again, his opponent in any GOP primary will get a donation from me.
5 posted on 06/02/2009 11:42:40 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

There are clearly members of the Republican party that have no self respect left and will do, say or join anything to stay in Washington.


6 posted on 06/02/2009 12:08:26 PM PDT by Larry381 ("in the final instance civilization is always saved by a platoon of soldiers" Oswald Spengler)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Must have a democrat lined up to run for his seat in Congress


7 posted on 06/02/2009 12:09:56 PM PDT by silverleaf ("Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal ( Martin Luther King))
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