Expect some pignorant Republicans to Obstruct, Obstruct, Obstruct.

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The Obama Administration is just doing their homework and preparing for a tough fight, so that the RepubliCONs will Fail, Fail, Fail.

Unbelievable, simply cannot believe the WH has to give out talking points to get someone confirmed. I admit I am alittle rattled about his comments about Isreal and Iraq. Isreal is important to many Americans and is our long lasting and steadfast ally in the Mid East. I am an atheist but do believe in the safeguard of Isreal. I have heard that this nomination is the formal slap in the face by Obama just to show the republicans who is boss. Sure hope he gets his comeuppunce come debt ceiling time, close down government if needed just to show him he is not god.

NH-Shellback - your post shows why we consider most Republicans to be low class and crude. You prove it every time.

dari43 - are you serious? EVERY White House has given out talking points about candidates from as far back as anyone can remember. Get real! And, the only people who ever refer to President Obama as god are nutcases like you!

@ NH_Shellback

Sounds like you have plenty experience exploring President Obama's anal cavity. You call Dems D-bags while you sound like some sort of pervert who likes climbing into others backsides. Have a great day!

Holy crap Chuckie T!

Now they give you the questions and the answers!

You don't even need to interview anyone anymore. Just get the directive from the White House and spread the news.

Seems anyone you ask will answer as told to.

Kind of like Susan Rice.

Remind me again, how diid that work out?

OMG - did we not see THIS coming? Now John McCain has problems with Brennan's selection as CIA Director. Does McCain realize how totally foolish he looks with his hating of everything President Obama does? No one in recent history has been such a poor loser as John McCain.

Arizona - how do you keep electing this totally embarrassing idiot?

The strength of President Obama's record on national security speaks for itself - decimating al Qaeda's leadership, ending the war in Iraq, winding down the war in Afghanistan, strengthening our standing in the world. Chuck Hagel has been fully in line with the President's views on national security, including ending the war in Afghanistan and only going to war when we absolutely must. And in the Senate, he was willing to go against his own party when he became a critic of the Iraq War.

What, didn't they miss his "leading from behind in Libya"? I'm also interested in whether Senator Hagel supported the President's Afghanistan surge and why he believes it should be drawn down now as it's pretty obvious the Taliban are not decimated.

Can we also get an explanation as to what the President did to end the Iraq war? Did he actually make any policy changes from the previous administration? Seems to me he ended the Iraq war the same way Reagan ended the Cold War. Being in the right place at the right time.

Seeking

They do it just to keep him out of their state. Much like they do to Palozie to keep her out of her home state. Same game different state.

@Seeking Sanity#1.7: No surprise. John McCain has serious problems cleaning Himself. Wasn't for Lindsey Grahams personal attention, He would likely smell even more foul.

I'm Stunned that Americas Carnival Barkers(formerly known as the MSM)have'nt seen this DOD Hagel pick for What it Is! All the brilliant Politcal Pundants who write for 1st Read can't(or wont) let Real Americans in on "The Lil Secret" Republicans really don't want Hagel as the Nominee, & that is, Republicans want President Obama to Picka Democrat Senator, so the State they come from, will give them an outside Chance of Gaining a Senate Seat, that they Could Not possibly WiN, any other way.

Lets look at some names floated around for Cabinet Appointments, Susan Rice "Hell No", Chuck Hagel "Hell No", John Brennan "Hell No", Democrat Senator John Kerry "Hell Yeah", WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You Betcha!

Occupy SoggyBottom!

@Rick,Ky#1.11: Waaaa,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha. I getsha! Hadn't thought about it, but you're likely right. Thanks, and regards.

dari43, why not? The GOP has given out its talking points to attack Chuck Hagel; in fact, we've been listening to them for several weeks now.

Rick, KY, you got that right. I'll add that the GOPers don't want a republican cutting defense spending because that simply would not look good for GOPers to actually cut defense spending....."you betcha".

Will someone answer me this? Are there no people with "D's" after their names that are qualified to be secdef? Doesn't this make 2 with "R?" (even if the "R" more properly means rino).

What are you Rep bastards going to do when Charlie Christ get a job with President Obama. Then when Governor Christy becomes a Dem. Talking about Eating your own. Keep up the great Jobs Republicans and tea banger. We will take the house back in 2014 and the Teapublicans will be out of power for 40 more years. It will take us 10 years to clean up after Little Bush and Cheney, and the Do nothing House. The President gets to pick who he wants on his Cabinet. Rep's have no say. They can try to block the President's pick. But Harry has already said he will change the rules of the senate so you only need 51 votes. Screw the Teapublicans. They have tried to destroy the country just because we have a Black man as President. NOT going to happen. Yoy dumbasses have destroyed yourselves.

These talking points from the White House sound more like the Study notes my kids' teachers hand over the day before the test / quiz / exam to my daughters.

Everyone (including the Prez) wants managed outcome. Can't blame them. Can we?

The President won the Election with 5 million votes,and a landslide in the Electoral College. The people he picks to work for him are his choice. The President needs to just hold firm,and tell his opponents to stand-down. The people have your back Mr President.

What's up there Pigster? On the crapper?- you missed the first post- you're fired!

The mere fact that Obama's Administration had to pre-empt with their canned "talking points" tells EVERYONE there's basis for discussion- if not CONCERN.

"Talking Points"....

Let's see..."Here's how you answer THAT question"...and that comes from our Government...

Something is really, REALLY wrong, when the President decides how questions are to be answered.

I mean, VERY WRONG.

You think you're going to get my guns Barry? Think again, pal...

It's "Leaders" like the one we currently have, that reminds those of us that hold the Second Amendment sacred "why" it exists to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government.

Sounds just like the talking points they sent out on Libya...and we see how wrong they were!

President appoints Hagel to be SecDef — here’s why it’s a terrible choice that will send wrong message to Iran.

http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/president-appoints-hagel-to-be-secdef-heres-why-its-a-terrible-choice-that-will-send-wrong-message-to-iran/

President Obama on Monday nominated former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense. It’s a terrible choice and will send the wrong message at precisely the wrong time to Iran, Hamas and Radical Islamic enemies of the U.S. and Israel in the Middle East.

Interestingly, the Washington Post editorial page has come out strongly against Hagel. So have significant number of liberal Democrats. At least ten Democrat Senators are considering voting against his nomination, largely due to his weak and ineffectual approach to dealing with the mullahs in Iran who are steadily pursuing nuclear weapons.

1. “Mr. Hagel has long been an opponent of unilateral American sanctions against Iran — among other American adversaries — viewing them as counterproductive,” notes the New York Times. “Notably, he was one of only two senators to vote against the Iran-Libya sanctions act in 2001, arguing that it would undercut efforts to engage with Tehran.”
2. The editors of the Washington Post have come out strongly against the Senate confirming Hagel. “Mr. Hagel’s stated positions on critical issues, ranging from defense spending to Iran, fall well to the left of those pursued by Mr. Obama during his first term — and place him near the fringe of the Senate that would be asked to confirm him,” notes a Post editorial headlined, “Chuck Hagel is not the right choice for defense secretary.” Noted the Post: “Hagel…repeatedly voted against sanctions, opposing even those aimed at the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which at the time was orchestrating devastating bomb attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. Mr. Hagel argued that direct negotiations, rather than sanctions, were the best means to alter Iran’s behavior. The Obama administration offered diplomacy but has turned to tough sanctions as the only way to compel Iran to negotiate seriously.” Also: “Mr. Obama has said that his policy is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and that containment is not an option. Mr. Hagel has taken a different view, writing in a 2008 book that ‘the genie of nuclear weapons is already out of the bottle, no matter what Iran does.’ The former senator from Nebraska signed on to an op-ed in The Post this September that endorsed ‘keeping all options on the table’ for stopping Iran’s nuclear program. But Mr. Hagel has elsewhere expressed strong skepticism about the use of force.”
3. “NBC political director Chuck Todd said Monday there is a ‘soft count’ of 10 Senate Democrats who might oppose Chuck Hagel’s nomination to head the Department of Defense,” reports Politico.
4. “President Barack Obama’s Jewish point man has expressed fierce opposition to the prospect of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R., Neb.) serving in a senior role in the Obama administration,” reports the Washington Free Beacon. “Ira Forman, who served as Obama’s Jewish outreach director during the 2012 presidential campaign, has dubbed Hagel a concerning candidate….Forman’s NJDC went to great lengths to disqualify Hagel over the years, even releasing a http://njdc.typepad.com/njdcs_blog/2007/03/indecisive_sena.html">comprehensive fact sheet outlining the former Senator’s ‘questionable Israel record.’ Hagel, for instance, was just one of four senators who refused to sign a Senate letter supporting Israel in October 2000, the NJDC reported.”
5. “[F]ormer Mayor of New York, Ed Koch, a lifelong Democrat who supported President Obama’s recent re-election, expressed disappointment with the President’s decision to nominate former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense,” told a news outlet. “‘Frankly, I thought that there would come a time when he would renege on what he conveyed on his support of Israel,’ said Koch, adding, ‘it comes a little earlier than I thought it would.’”
6. The Los Angeles Times reports that Hagel has been seen by many in Washington as sharply critical of Israel and out of the U.S. mainstream on key Middle East policy issues. “Critics have focused on his calls for direct negotiations with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that the U.S. and Israel refuse to deal with directly,” notes the Times. “Hagel rankled many with comments he made in a 2006 interview with author and former State Department Mideast peace negotiator Aaron David Miller. ‘The Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here,’ Hagel said, but ‘I’m a United States senator. I’m not an Israeli senator.’”
7. The Associated Press reports that “six years ago, [Hagel] refused to sign a letter pressing the European Union to declare the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group a terrorist organization” and “has criticized discussion of a potential military strike by either the U.S. or Israel against Iran.”
8. Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz, widely known as a pro-Israel advocate as well as a supporter of President Obama, says he will oppose the Hagel nomination over the Iran issue. “I’m opposed to him for one primary reason, and that is [Hagel's appointment] is going to send the wrong message to the Iranian mullahs,” said Dershowitz. “They could easily misunderstand that the President is backing away from his commitment not to allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, because Hagel has opposed keeping a military option on the table. And it’s the wrong time to send mixed messages to those who are looking for an excuse for misunderstanding.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2012/12/19/senate-dems-in-a-pickle-if-hagel-nominated/

Senate Dems in a pickle if Hagel nominated

While lying low, Democratic senators should be increasingly nervous that they will be presented with a nominee who is not defensible and proves to be an embarrassment to the administration. One can imagine the administration will soon trot out an ally (Colin Powell call your office! Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) the president is on the line!) to try to insulate Hagel from criticism and give Democrats cover. But it’s easy for those who don’t cast votes to do a favor for the president while sticking it to conservative hawks they despise. On this issue, however, Republicans senators will have an easy no vote; it’s the Democrats who will be trapped.

Give them enough rope and eventually they hang themselves!!

Obama is looking for fights with Congress plain and simple. Hagel is certainly not the best pick for the job, but he is the one that represents Obama's true views about our nations foreign policy. Democrats that oppose his nomination will be reap the rewards of massive spending headed their way, as the current administration finances the government. Obama's real agenda is beginning to emerge. There will be massive tax fights ahead, no entitlement or spending reforms as leaving debt to future generations is of no longer of any concern. Democrats that have or hope for a future in Washington are the ones who need to worry about the direction Obama is taking.

http://www.chuckhagel.com

HAGEL ON IRAN

Throughout his career, Chuck Hagel has sought to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions and diplomatic pressure.

In August 2006, Hagel was only of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter asking the EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization.

In March 2009, in an interview on Al Jazeera, Hagel agreed that the U.S. is “the world’s bully.”

Excerpts from Hagel’s 2008 book, America: Our Next Chapter.

“Iran will not be deterred from developing nuclear arms only because the United States and the EU say they must—especially if they feel threatened and if the United States, Great Britain, France, and Israel, among others, all retain their nuclear weapons.”
HAGEL ON SYRIA

Throughout his career, Chuck Hagel has sought to soften U.S. pressure on Syria, one of the leading sponsors of terrorism in the world and Iran’s only Arab ally, in the belief that engagement and diplomatic niceties would convince Syria to change its ways.

In November 2003, Hagel failed to vote on the Syria Accountability Act. “Another indicator came on November 11, 2003, when the Senate, by a vote of 89 to 4, passed the Syria Accountability Act authorizing sanctions on Syria for its support of terrorism and its occupation of Lebanon. Mr. Hagel – along with Mr. Kerry – didn’t vote.”

In June 2008, Hagel sought to reduce the diplomatic and political isolation Syria earned through its sponsorship of terrorism and assassination, saying “We should take the initiative to re-engage Syria by returning the U.S. Ambassador to Damascus.”

In October 2009, Hagel claimed – as he has for years – that the Syrian regime wished to abandon Iran and terrorism and move toward the U.S. and Israel. “I believe there is a real possibility of a shift in Syria’s strategic thinking and policies. For its own self interests, not because they want to do a favor for the U.S. or Israel. If we can convince Damascus to pause and re-consider its positions and support regarding Iran, Hezballah, Hamas and radical Palestinian groups, we will have made progress for the entire Middle East, Israel, and the U.S. Syria wants to talk – at the highest levels – and everything is on the table.”

HAGEL ON TERRORISM

Chuck Hagel seeks to reduce the pressure on, and isolation of, terrorist groups and state sponsors of terrorism.

In October 2000, Hagel was one of only four Senators who refused to sign a letter expressing support for Israel during the Palestinian intifada.

In November 2001, Hagel was one of 11 Senators who refused to sign a letter requesting President Bush not meet with Yasser Arafat until Arafat’s Fatah terrorists ceased attacks on Israel.

In April 2002, Hagel largely absolved Palestinians of responsibility for their campaign of terrorism against Israel.

In June 2002, on CNN, Hagel refused to call Yasser Arafat a terrorist and said the revelations about his direct role in orchestrating terrorist attacks against Israel were causing the Bush administration “to make Arafat the issue,” to which Hagel objected, and insisted that Arafat had a constructive role to play in the peace process.

“SEN. CHUCK HAGEL (R), NEBRASKA: I think what has happened here — and I don’t know if this is an unintended consequence or not, but the fact is, the administration has now made Yasser Arafat the issue. Even though they say he shouldn’t be the issue or is not the issue, they have made him the issue. The issue should be not Yasser Arafat. Whether you think he’s a terrorist or not, that’s rhetorical sword play. He is part of this process.”

Yeah, GREAT choice Barry.......

You are seriously scary - If you lived around a terrible irresponsible neighbor like israel it would be a different story - get with NOW - the entire world is starting to understand the mistake the Brits made in the early 20th - NO American blood should be put at risk because of israel

What's wrong with this picture?

Iran Hopes Hagel Nomination Will Improve Relations Between US, Tehran
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/01/08/iran-hopes-hagel-nomination-will-improve-relations-between-us-tehran/

Seriously, is Hagel the best person for the job? Out of all the people he could have chosen, why did Obama want Hagel? The only answer is that he believes Hagel will be loyal to him and his views. And given Hagel's own oft-revealed views, what does that say about Obama?

Hmmmmm. Continuing disenchantment for me, and a big mistake for Obama.

You all voted for more of the same and now we have 4 more years of it. BO is lining up his yes people.

Looks like the "lovefest for America giving Israel anything it wants" group is ramping up its word machine. There are times when America and Israel are going to choose what's in their own self interest. Israel certainly declares this as it's policy...why shouldn't America put it's own interests first. America and Israel are independent countries...I think :) BTW dari43, if you are going to be such a staunch supporter of Israel...you should at least learn the spelling is Israel not Isreal...BTW again...Hagel is a great American who understands even the best allies can disagree...and American soldiers shouldn't be dying because of lobbyists who support the interests of other countries over the interests of America.

Quovadis -- It's called bipartisanship, it's a good thing.

Hagel constantly defends Iran and Hezbollah and he has expressed opinions that are troubling for many. Frankly he is a very odd choice for Sec. Def.

Let's see:

Hagel hates Jews. So does the president of Iran.

Hagel hates gays. So does the president of Iran.

He opposes sanctions on Iran.

He opposed the surge in Iraq.

He opposed designating Hezbollah as a terror group.

But he supports direct talks with Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah!

Conclusion:

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Of course you would want Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense...

If you were the president of IRAN!!!

sfcret - these are NOT responses for Sen. Hagel to parrot. The article said "talking points for top surrogates" when THEY are asked.

Yes, he should be able to answer his own questions very well.

sfcret

The more the White House campaigns for the confirmation the more political it will get.

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You as well as anyone knows any effort or non-effort by the WH is a lose/lose scenario. If they fight for the nominee, folks will make the claim you stated above. If they do nothing, the media and the same crowd will say the WH must have really wanted to someone else because they just left the guy out to dry.

You don't give 2 **** about something being "political" and for that matter, what on Earth happens in DC that isn't!?!?!!

Matthew - I understand that these asinine talking points ARE FOR SURROGATES, my point is the more political campaigning for this appointment the more it will be about politics and not about qualifications. Further, I don't believe the White House should be sending SURROGATES out to say anything. Let the hearings go forward and let the SENATE vote. I am sure Senator Hagel will be confirmed by the Senate.

Further, I don't believe the White House should be sending SURROGATES out to say anything

After UN Ambassador Rice you should know it is a norm for the liberal/progressives to send a messenger with indirect ties to the subject at hand to spew the talking points.

Matthew - I understand that these asinine talking points ARE FOR SURROGATES, my point is the more political campaigning for this appointment the more it will be about politics and not about qualifications

If it was only about qualifications you might have a point, but the truth of the matter is that if it were just about qualifications Hagel wouldn't even need a confirmation hearing. We've had Sec of Defense without ANY military experience whatsoever. Hagel not only has military experience his Senate experience gives him valuable foreign policy experience as well as knowledge as to how the govt is "supposed" to work.

Yeesh! Mommy should have slapped some of you incessant girlish whiners more often! Waay more often.

Her's your man...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld

*White House Chief of Staff 1974-1975

*First to bring Dick Cheney into the White house. (to replace himself when Gerald Ford nominated him for Secretary of Defense...

*Back into private business upon Ford's loss

*First to legalize Aspartame (As CEO of G.D. Searle Pharmaceuticals)

*Brought back to the white house by (Gasp*) Dick Cheney 25 years later to serve as Secretary of Defense...

*Pivotal in the creation of the two-war fiasco in Iraq and Afghanistan.

*Coughed up as cannon fodder and forced to resign in the face of public opinion.

* The last real truth ever coughed up by Dick Cheney.

Now, there's a fine example of republicans defending their country! That's how the smart guys choose a Secretary of Defense... By calling back someone that did two years as White House Chief of Staff and passed the job on to you 25 years prior!

Yup... republicans know how to get this done. We should listen to them when it comes to qualifications.

sfcret, so is it assinine for GOPers to have issued anti-Hagel talking points? I mean, all those GOPers seem to parrot the same comments, their criticism identical in context. Odd, how all those GOPers from McCain to Corker to Collins gave the exact, nearly word for word, praise of Senator John Kerry suggesting they would support his nomination to be Secretary of State while being nearly word for word identical in their attacks on UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who wasn't even the nominee nor would she have been. Those nearly identical remarks came from somewhere.

Jody - did you hear Senator McConnell on MTP Sunday. Kept repeating the same old tired line to every question David Gregory asked. Clearly it was all that had been given him by the GOP in response to any question. After he'd parroted it about 8 times he just looked totally stupid! Okay, he looked stupid before but it was worse as he kept repeating himself!

If the President appointed Jesus Christ to the Cabinet the Republican leadership(?) would find a reason to oppose him.

There we go with the nasty old republican spewage again. Earlier headline said "Hagel Pick Under Fire from Both Parties". But I guess by both they must have meant the republicans and ............ummmmmmm.......oh yeah. The OTHER republicans. LMAO

SteelerFan - Just what kind of "scrutiny" are you talking about? I don't believe he is under any more scrutiny than any other appointee from any President, regardless of party. Every appointee should be vetted and that is why we have hearings in the Senate for confirmation.

BTW, there are numerous Democrats that are also questioning the appointment of Hagel, but I guess that slipped past you in your haste to blame Republicans as obstructionist.

@Talk to the Hand

The republicans have reduced themselves to cannibalism and even Ronald Reagan wouldn't meet the retarded standards of the morons that have taken over the leadership of GOP. Get a clue instead of repeating the same ole RWNJ bs, or slither back over to bullsh*t mountain where blather instead of fact rules the day. By the way, I have something you can talk to and it isn't a hand.

What wasn't fact oh wise one? You going to pick and choose which stories on the MSM are favorable to your rhetoric or the fact that there is more than the republicans who are questioning?

Need a ride to Bullsh!t Mountain? I go right by there on my way to my place at Reality Valley.

You've never made it past bullsh*t mountain on your way to Reality Summit. If you had we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Ahhhh the intellect. If this is a conversation, and not petty name calling and rhetoric, I don't know what you are referring to.

IS Reality Valley Beck or Limbaugh's show?

SF, well said. It is ridiculous. There was a time when candidates were actually nominated and a hearing held before the opposition attacked or voiced their concerns. Since the Bush 43 era, it seems republicans pre-emptively attack everything including people who haven't been nominated yet.

jody -- actually i believe teddy kennedy started it all back in '87 with judge bork.

How sad that liberals are too stupid to see that many Democrats oppose this nomination as well. Clearly not the best choice for the job, but the one that has the views of foreign policy most in line with Obama. Republicans have an easy vote, it is the Democrats that are trapped between a rock and a hard place. But not to fret, as long as Obama is willing to finance the spending in Washington, Democrats in opposition can know that the candy jar is wide open and they can help themselves. Just like they did with the fiscal cliff and Sandy relief bills.

Obama could nominate Jesus Christ and the rethuglicans would have an issue with the nomination.

Wouldn't happen. Then Obama would have to admit that he isn't God OR Jesus Christ.

Have you ever had a clue or have you been a moron your entire life?

ooooo ouch. Typical. Can't discuss or take a little humor against "your side" so we resort to the demeaning and name calling.

Yeah, that must be it. After all it couldn't have anything to do with the idiotic obstructionism practiced by your crowd since the day Obama won the election in 2009. It wouldn't have anything to do with the attitude by the retards on the right that would rather destroy this economy and country rather than honor the election results and try and move the country ahead, it wouldn't have anything to do with the inflexible attitudes that the GOP has displayed during the entire 1st term continuing to this day....couldn't be any of these things now could it? This crap may be humorous to you, and that would explain the ignorance , but it is very serious to the majority of the electorate.

Drano, give it a rest...your way over your head.

Can't discuss or take a little humor against "your side"

Maybe this crap is funny to you, and that would explain a lot. Quite a few of us though see our hard work (401k) and jobs swirling down the drain because of the idiotic policies of the last republican administration, 2 unfunded wars, 5 trillion is tax cuts that we clearly couldn't afford, total mismanagement of govt agencies (great job Brownie!.... now go get me a cheeseburger)....incompetence never seen at this level, and instead of working with the other side you've done nothing but obstruct. If you wanted to have a serious conversation 2003 may have been a better time to start. Instead your were pounding your chests watching shock and awe.

JFK2012

Go back to sleep before you hurt yourself shortbus.

drano - since JFK2012 doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're" he probably shouldn't be talking about anyone being in over their head!

JFKlastyear and whateverwiththehand... See post 2.6 and stop your catterwalling about appropriate picks for Secretary of Defense... And don't bother reporting to your bus stop with your lunch-bag because the bus is so short that the wheels touch each other and you'll get nowhere!

chick binder -that's being horribly nasty to those who actually ride the short buses but are still MUCH smarter than JFK2012!

Talk about ignorance Da Noid. Secretary of Defense???

jfk......

once again you prove your ignorance.

"I thought this was the United States of America, not the United States of Israel."

That was exactly my thougth when I saw all this for the first time. And these Rebublicans holler about Obama 'being a ferigner' or some damned such nonsense, but they want to give credence to what BeeBee thinks our leadership team should look like. Who the hell care what Netanyahoo or John McYahoo think about it? Lindsey Yahoo? Any other Yahoos?

Who the hell CARES what them ignorant bastards think anymore?

Republicans are NOT quite the brain trust on how to run foreign affairs (or economics) that they imagine themselves to be.

@rober34

and what death causing medical experiments are the Obama administration doing pray tell?

Perhaps the heavy federal regulation of a private industry as an experiment in cost-shifting the price of healthcare.

All he's doing is having Republican nut-job lesions excised off the body politic... It's a public service, not an international crime. Perhaps if you weren't cuckoo for cocoa-puffs you'd realize that.

rober..........

and if The President is doing the very thing you say he is.............please volunteer.

rober........

so do you think mr 'national guard no-show' bush and mr dickless' 5 deferment 'cheney were good upstanding leaders?

if so ....answer this question for me.....are mr' national guard no-show' bush and mr dickless '5 deferment' cheney allowed out of the country yet or will they still be arrested for war crimes?

depraw - oh! I know that one! I know that one! They will still be arrested for war crimes if they set foot outside the US!

depaw - Bet you think Mr "Draft Evader - Sexual Predator" Clinton and Mr "Dickless" 5 deferment Biden are outstanding leaders don't you?

Clinton actually WON his conflict, something a Republicon wouldn't understand.

GOP Comback - you should have a better one. Chuck Todd is White House Correspondent for NBC so he is technically not "outside" the WH!

Oh, please, now old Koch is jumping on the GOP's wagon load of bull pucky. What a load of crap, for lack of a nicer word.

so obama is caught red-handed, though consistent is his trashing our strongest mideast allies, and you choose to throw one of his loyal supporters under the bus?

better be careful, you could be next.

Aan Fischer - spoken like a true, ignorant racist! What's amusing is that he has had more illegals deported than any other President in our time but you just keep repeating your nonsense!

Bill H - "At a different time, he may have been a great President. But, in 2008 we needed Romney and the Republicans ran McCain and Obama won. Now I don't care who he appoints. He has put us on the path to ruin and we have crossed the tipping point."

Romney isn't fit to be President and doesn't have the integrity to lead this country. It became sadly obvious as he committed one flub after another during the 2012 campaign. He would sell the country out to put a dollar in his own pocket!

You're right, Richard..... and in the forefront will no doubt be McConnell.

Bobcb- Bet you really hate how they treated Huntsman. A good and decent man and diplomat. They really, really, really, are the lowest anymore.

And many many of them are not aware that Americans are increasingly turning against them while their base dies of old age. And it makes my day.