1 posted on
11/08/2006 9:58:54 AM PST by
Perdogg
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-54 next last
To: Perdogg
2 posted on
11/08/2006 9:59:22 AM PST by
Keith in Iowa
(Liberals: People whose relationship to reality appears to be somewhat tenuous.)
To: Perdogg
3 posted on
11/08/2006 9:59:31 AM PST by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Perdogg
6 posted on
11/08/2006 10:00:26 AM PST by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: Perdogg
Dr. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is the 22nd and current United States Secretary of Defense. His term of office began Novermber 8th, 2006 under President George W. Bush. Previous to that office, he served as Director of Central Intelligence from November 6, 1991 until January 20, 1993, capping a 26-year career in the CIA and the National Security Council. Immediately before being named as Secretary of Defense, he was the President of Texas A&M University and the National President of the National Eagle Scout Association. He and his wife Becky have two children.
7 posted on
11/08/2006 10:00:47 AM PST by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
To: Perdogg
Wikepedia is already calling gates the "22nd secretary of defense" and is already calling rumsfeld the "former".
10 posted on
11/08/2006 10:01:46 AM PST by
hispanarepublicana
(Funny, but I don't remember pressing 1 for English in 1994.)
To: Perdogg
That's very sad....he will be missed and all the nasties will be very happy.
Rummy is great.
13 posted on
11/08/2006 10:02:09 AM PST by
crazycat
To: Perdogg; pinz-n-needlez; onyx; ohioWfan; Texasforever; BigSkyFreeper; Tamzee; mrs tiggywinkle; ...
14 posted on
11/08/2006 10:02:14 AM PST by
Mo1
(Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is 2 heart beats away from the Presidency)
To: Perdogg
With the new Congress, I think they will accept nothing less than Sean Penn for SecDef.
To: Perdogg; Aggie Mama
17 posted on
11/08/2006 10:02:51 AM PST by
Texaggie79
(www.cannonblodder.com)
To: Perdogg
I must say...if Rumsfeld was going to go anyway, why couldn't it have been BEFORE the election? That might've made a difference.
To: Perdogg
Bush just said Rumsfeld was here to stay last week. That was dumb.
To: Perdogg
Gates is said to be highly political. Lots of folks accused him of "politicizing intelligence".
His confirmation involved lots of mud-slinging. It went on for weeks and weeks.
26 posted on
11/08/2006 10:03:40 AM PST by
gaijin
To: Perdogg; Gamecock; xzins; Forest Keeper; HarleyD; blue-duncan; 1000 silverlings
It's all happening.
God protect us.
28 posted on
11/08/2006 10:03:46 AM PST by
Dr. Eckleburg
("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
To: Perdogg
Formerly of the CIA? That's a recipe for trouble. It was the CIA's "slam-dunk" assessment that encouraged W to confidently cruise along with the Iraq war.
To: Perdogg
OK Pick but not really a change agent.
31 posted on
11/08/2006 10:04:04 AM PST by
tobyhill
(The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
To: Perdogg
Robert M. Gates, Director of Central Intelligence, 1991-1993.
Dr. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is the 22nd and current United States Secretary of Defense. His term of office began Novermber 8th, 2006 under President George W. Bush. Previous to that office, he served as Director of Central Intelligence from November 6, 1991 until January 20, 1993, capping a 26-year career in the CIA and the National Security Council. Immediately before being named as Secretary of Defense, he was the President of Texas A&M University and the National President of the National Eagle Scout Association. He and his wife Becky have two children. He has currently been nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense in November 2006.
More at wikipedia41 posted on
11/08/2006 10:06:00 AM PST by
TomGuy
To: Perdogg
he's the only one Bush 41 could find to take it.
To: Perdogg
What's done is done. Gates deserves our support.
44 posted on
11/08/2006 10:06:14 AM PST by
dfwgator
To: Perdogg
Still has to be confirmed by F.A.G. though...
53 posted on
11/08/2006 10:07:27 AM PST by
The Iceman Cometh
(Democrats In Control! (Where's my friggin' free stuff?))
To: Perdogg
You know, Bush has screwed the pooch again. I don't want an intelligence weanie to be the Sec Def. I want a fighter, someone who knows the DoD inside out, who can make things happen, who can fight a war and not mince words. That is the antithesis of what a political intelligence officer does for a living.
General Schwartzkopf has been retired for more than 10 years - Bush should've nominated him.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-54 next last
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson