VIDEO: First Read Minute: Brennan, drones, Hagel, Rubio

NBC's Domenico Montanaro discusses the nomination of John Brennan for CIA Director and its impact on the drone debate, the latest on Chuck Hagel, and the Republicans' choice of Senator Marco Rubio to deliver the party's response to the president's State of the Union Address.

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Amy B. Portland, ME

That Brennan is one serious dude.

5 votes

#1 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 12:44 PM EST

ozzieyo1-7277359

Amy really? Only because he is a choice of this adminstration but not so much in a Republican one huh? Probably be a typical old angry white male then.

1 vote

#1.1 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 1:19 PM EST

mpdodgson

This guy is straight out of a Tom Clancy novel. When you're afraid you may not be confirmed as CIA Director because you did TOO much bad ass stuff under Bush&Cheney--Holy Crap on a Cracker.

I'm glad he's on our side. And congrats to POTUS for diregarding party considerations.

4 votes

#2 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 1:04 PM EST

concernedone

Rubio / Christie or Jindall - 2016

Taking America into a solid future!

Hope they can continue pulling the Republicans head out of the stand and make it happen!!!

1 vote

#3 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 1:36 PM EST

Allen - Omaha

Not certain I agree with all the assumptions here. Rubio and Jindall may not have their heads in the same section of sand many in the GOP do...they just have their head in a different area of sand and consider that new enough.

One may call Christie a number of different things, but 2nd fiddle doesn't come to my mind as being on of them. He seems to play to win, if he's not at at the top of the ticket, he's fine where he is.

I mean the thought of Mitt would have been bad enough, but can anyone even see Christie talking up the 'movement' that is supposed to be Rubi and look like he means it...yeah, me neither.

1 vote

#3.1 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 3:13 PM EST

chucky b

Concerned you should be if this is what you are hoping for. I wouldn't give much hope for Rubes or Bobby impressing enough common sense Americans to vote for them. Christie maybe, but I don't think there are enough common sense Republicans to get him to the convention in the first place. And Agree with Allen, Christie wouldn't be VP for either of these shoes.

1 vote

#4 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 4:09 PM EST

DfromSpencer

Estupido, Jingle, or the Dapper (FAT) Don Christie? No effin way!!! They are all losers of the highest order!!! They belong to the GOP/TP, and thats poison now!!! The entire GOP/TP stole money from us, for four years they sat on their fat asses, and did not one thing for this country! They should ALL be summarily executed!!! Treason, anyone? When you deliberately go against your country, that is treason of the highest order, and that is what the GO/TP swore to do, and did!!! @!$%# them all!!!!

#5 - Thu Feb 7, 2013 4:24 PM EST