[rktman]

Wasn’t he hooked up with Demi Moore after Bruce Willis? :>}

[Shadow44]

I wonder how long he lasts before he resigns in frustration.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Didn’t realize that it was in any sort of doubt.

[onyx]

Hmmmm, my memory is so poor, (bad, to be perfectly truthful) that I can’t recall the name of the senator I saw on Fox who said that he would be a NO vote, but his name is NOT one of those.

Maybe absent?

I guess Ted Cruz and Mike Lee were AYE’S?

[M Kehoe]

This outcome was a given. What isn't a given is how long will he last.

12 mos. tops...

5.56mm

[ConservativeInPA]

I’m not sure what to think about this. Carter never wore the uniform. I’d much prefer someone that had combat experience earlier in life. I suppose those days are gone. It does seem that he knows his way around the Pentagon. His contacts with defense contractors will in come in handy in making money for someone or another (not being a cynic or anything).

[napscoordinator]

Walker didn’t vote for him, but Cruz sure did. lol.

[originalbuckeye]

This is the guy who couldn’t articulate a strategy for defeating ISIS?? Perhaps the Senators figured the next nominee would be even worse?

[KC_Lion]

We are about to get Punk'd aren't we?

[LeoWindhorse]

if Ashton Carter is a true patriot he will immediately begin to contest the influences of Jarrett and Rice and openly advise Obama in the right path forward . He will hold nothing back . Being Obama’s own pick and at such a crucial time , he might stand a chance of overthrowing the evil advisory cabal that influences his every move . Obama would dare not fire him ,right out of the gate .

[Tzimisce]

Same old crap.

New shovel.

[ColdOne]

Both of my senators voted no.

[molson209]

Now Ashton Carter can stop all the lying and Do Obama Bidding

[Veggie Todd]

There’s a senator named Crapo? Holy smoke, did he ever pick the right profession.

[Elsiejay]

BHO nominated a male person to the post of SecDef???

That’s just not an anti-Bush thing to do!!

[DoughtyOne]

What is it about the Republicans in the Senate?

You’d think their big goal in life was to grow up to be a “Rubber Stamp”.

“Oh, Obama has spoken? Well hell, I’ll rubber stamp that!”

[9thLife]

So what? We already know that Congress is Obama’s bey-otch.

[Candor7]

Carter’s most important duty will be to run interference for Rice, who will be calling the shots instead of the military, based on political perogatives, not strategic ones.

Its Vietnam II folks. I pity any poor grunt serving in a combat role right now! Its will be a travesty to send good men and women into what is sure to become an Obama restricted ROE, cannon fodder, meat grinder.SHAME!

Why approve of him at all? How much military service did Carter see?

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[indthkr]

SecDef dissenters bump for later...