Posted on 11/26/2014 9:13:25 AM PST by servo1969
The Defense Secretary job opening is emerging as a thanks-but-no-thanks opportunity, as some of the top potential prospects have already said they’re not interested in the job.
Within minutes of reports Monday that Secretary Chuck Hagel would resign, the names of Michele Flournoy and Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed emerged as top prospects.
But each made clear by the end of the day that they didn’t want the coveted but high-wire, Cabinet-level post.
The new secretary would indeed step into a difficult and complicated world, with the emergence of the deadly and unpredictable militant group Islamic State, amid Defense Department cuts.
“There’s no question a lot is going on around the world and at the Pentagon,” department spokesman Adm. John Kirby told Fox News on Tuesday.
In addition, there have already been three defense secretaries in Obama’s first six years. And with his administration ending in 2016, the incoming secretary isn’t assured much job security.
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Have any other Presidents had to hire a new SecDef every two years in their administration?
How hard is it to find a “wise-sista” former enlisted specialist turned community agitat....er, advocater?
Let me the first to put forth Janet Napolitano name. She has experience at lying and deception.
He’ll appoint a turd burglar. Watch and see.
East - Bowe Bergdahl.
Who will risk working for the idiot while answering to VJ?
I have a suggestion, hire some high-profile Democrat/media favorite, like Colin Powell or John McCain. They can defend hard-left Dems from conservatives. Considering the Dem admin doesn’t represent all Americans, only the hard-left, those two anti-conservatives with Republican registrations can protect their constituents from the two real threats to hard-left Democrats, that is, normal Americans and IQ’s.
John McCain would take it. Then we could replace him with a conservative in a special election, and owebama could fire him in 6 months.
Both parties would be done with his dumb a$$!
Would it surprise anyone if he picked Al Sharpton?
Well, we know it has to be a black female who hates this country.
-PJ
Slim pickings in thee faculty lounge.
Chairman Hussein can APPOINT (forget about the law - just appoint) Valerie Jarrett.
Exactly what kind of challenge are we talking about here?
A "make it to the green in three strokes" kind of challenge?
Or a "make a live speech without using a teleprompter" level of challenge?
Al Sharptooon? Michael Moore? Nancy pelosi? Jesse Jackson? His Chicago reverend? Mrs Jarrett? The DNC lady? He’s got lots of great talent to choose from. And there’s always Hillary ,,,
Huma Abedin with her close ties to the muslim brotherhood should be a shoo in.
Togo West. (Just a guess.)
Elanor Holmes Norton should get the job
She is the perfect choice. She has years, decades even, of pretending to be relevant. She has the lice cut hair to endear to her black women troops that are making a difference. She is black from the leadership subculture and is female
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