Donilon to Replace Jones as National Security Adviser

New York Times ^ | 10/08/10 | David E. Sanger

[Enchante]

Mr. Donilon began as a young political operative for President Jimmy Carter and later was chief of staff for Secretary of State Warren Christopher in the Clinton administration. He has long operated in the area between politics and national security. He coached Mr. Obama on foreign policy for his debates in the 2008 presidential campaign.

[Karliner]

Tom Jones sings Obama's Favorite Song

[Enchante]

Donilon, LOBBYIST for Fannie Mae who made millions

[Robwin]

According Bob Woodward in Obama's Wars Bill Gates stated he thought Donilon would be a "disaster" as Obama's national security adviser.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/10/08/130430124/woodward-gates-thinks-donilon-a-disaster?ft=1&f=1014

[Dems_R_Losers]

Damn, Enchante, you are fast! Beat me to it!

Tom Donilon was the chief lobbyist and political "enforcer" at Fannie Mae for Jim Johnson. He should be in prison, not serving as the President's top national security advisor!!!

[PghBaldy]

Note- this is a man who selected Biden as a running mate to add gravitas and foreign policy “expertise.”

[Enchante]

"Gates did this in part, he told an aide, because he did not think Donilon would work out as Jones's successor. Gates felt that Donilon did not understand the military or treat its senior leadership with sufficient respect. The secretary later told Jones that Donilon would be a "disaster" as Obama's national security adviser."

Sec. Defense Gates thinks Donilon would be a 'disaster' as NSA

[mommab2003]

And Obama had the genius Carolyn Kennedy head up the search committee that picked Biden

[Candor7]

Donilon is a political operative. The NSA will now become a political arm of the Obama liberal fascist Junta. This is when the liberal fascist knives will come out in the night.

Watch the purge of political opponents begin, this is what history of fascism predicts is next.This is very bad news for America.

Imagine having James Carvelle as Clintons Security Advisor? Gollum is at the helm.

No wonder Obama is going around saying we can absorb a terrorist attack. This appointment will assure we will have one.

The liberal fascist Obama junta continues to destabilize America; their goal is America's ruination.

Now every nation but the Muslim ones and Mexico will be our "enemy." Welcome to bizarro world.

[snippy_about_it]

Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Donilon was a partner with O’Melveny & Myers. From 1993-1996, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Warren Christopher. Donilon has served as Fannie Mae’s executive vice president of Law and Policy since 2000.

[1066AD]

10 reasons to be worried as Tom Donilon, Afghan war sceptic & desk-bound foe of US military, gets top foreign policy job.

[Enchante]

Donilon is a corrupt political hack who made millions fighting against regulatory oversight of Fannie Mae.

Ignorant about and hostile to the US military, purely a bureaucratic manipulator and liberal pansy.

Chief of Staff to Warren Christopher after being promoted from the “public affairs” slot at State Dept. - need we say more about his outlook and supposed expertise? He’s a LAWYER for heaven’s sake.

Worst pick for NSA ever, well maybe to rival Clintonistas Tony Lake and Sandy Burglar.

[HollyB]

Looks like he’s recruiting others from that firm:

http://web.omm.com/newsroom/News.aspx?news=1271

O’Melveny Alumnus Khanna Takes US Commerce Department Appointment

[PghBaldy]

Good point. Thanks.