Michèle Flournoy takes a powder
I know I predicted that Michèle Flournoy would be the next Secretary of Defense, but the Washington Post says that she took her name out of the running, because anyone with a measure of common sense doesn’t want to get their fingerprints on that train wreck;
Flournoy, who co-founded the Center for a New American Security and currently serves as its chief executive officer, wrote in a letter to her board of directors that the needs of her family prevented her from taking the job, according to a person who received the letter.
Former airborne infantryman Senator Jack Reed has also bowed out;
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), who is close to Obama and who is frequently mentioned as a possible defense secretary, said on Monday that he was not interested in the job.
So, I sat and listened while a Pentagon spokesman, Admiral John Kirby, denied that Chuck Hagel was fired. I sat and listened quietly until the admiral said that Hagel had influenced so many important changes in the DoD, he ignored my shouted questions about what the Hell he was talking about. I guess he couldn’t hear me through the TV screen.
Yahoo News says that the top choices remaining are; Ashton Carter, John McHugh, Carl Levin, Ray Mabus and Robert O. Work, a former Marine artilleryman who retired in 2001.
My guess at this point is McHugh, just because he’s a Republican and the last two Democrat presidents like to have a Republican SecDef to blame.
Thanks to Chief Tango for the WaPo link.
Category: Big Pentagon
Who the hell in his right mind would want to take over this flaming wreckage, all the while with Jar Jar Jarrett looking over his shoulder while slowly but steadily pushing him into the quicksand…
We need someone like Cheney or Weinberger but we’re going to get somebody like Aspin or McNamara (shudder)
Please let it be Robert O. Work. His initials and last name will be such fun. And to repeat myself, anyone ho agrees to work for that puke in the WH is a rat bastard, regardless of his service history.
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Well, if McHugh, the Republican, is a gutless puke RINO, like Hagel, he’ll be perfect, eh?
Another theory on Flournoy- she wants to position herself for the job in a Hillary Clinton Cabinet if the former FLOTUS becomes POTUS.
If the FLOTUS becomes POTUS I will pull don an orange robe and perform the monk burn at her inaugural.
Hillary as SECDEF?
I will say this, she has more experience than most of the rest of them put together in International Affairs/Diplomacy.
Not “voting” for her, per se, but stating the obvious.
Oh, and…
IVAW = Losers.
Hildabeast would be a great SECDEF. She’s already dodged sniper fire in the Balkans
DEAR GOD NO!!!!!
It’s easy to spot when Kirby is parroting the approved party line bullshit.
His lips are moving.
While our egomaniacal prez will likely pick a rubber stamp SecDef it is also possible that he may go for another Republican scapegoat. Should he do the latter, it could blow up in his face if that person refuses to knuckle under to micro-managing from the White House and has to be replaced once again.
That would be five SecDefs in Obozo’s tenure which would clearly demonstrate to the country and the world that this incompetent administration is incapable of operating an effective government in government’s most vital role, national defense.
Such a perspective on the part of the American people could be a big help to Republicans in 2016.
“this incompetent administration is incapable of operating an effective government in government’s most vital role, national defense.” I think the world is fully aware that this administration can’t operate a Playstation, much less the DoD.
That said, I hope Jonn was kidding when he mentioned Levin’s name. Please, please, tell me you’re kidding, Jonn.
It’s been said by some from B. Hussein 0bama’s inner circle that he doesn’t give even a drop of cockroach shit about other people’s input, it’s all about him and what he wants, everything and everyone else be damned. I see B. Hussein 0bama as the most incompetent, narcissistic, and hypocritical failure of a POTUS in US History!
Word.
The dude really screwed the middle class (and made them pay) while asking/blaming the upper class.
I think we all should send an email off to Chuck Hagel and request him to stay, he’s done a real banged up job as our SOD, “ARE YOU SHITTING ME”?????
All I can say now is, to all of you TAH bloggers. “Gobble” “Gobble” “HAPPY THANKSGIVING”
Arguably the most powerful cabinet position is just a lame duck job. Foreign policy & national security is controlled by a small inner circle at WH (Namely Susan Rice, Ben Rhodes, ValJar). Also an almost certain brutal confirmation hearing isn’t something most sane people really want to be subjected to…not seeing too many top tier types jumping on this. Probably beg fmr Dep Secy Ash Carter to come back to run the Pentagon.
Thank you God!
So, I choose either Mary Catherine Ham or Meghan Kelly. Because they are smart and HOT. Geeze, did you see Meghan the other night with the leopard patterned dress? I saw it and heard not a word she said for 59 1/2 minutes!
Master Chief ye missed a bunch (yep saw Megyn’s leopard pattern outfit – broke teh TV) ;>)…Julie Banderas, Jenna Lee, Ainsley Earhardt, Patti Ann Brown, Maria Molina, Catherine Herridge, Molly Line, Shannon Bream, Heather Childers, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Martha MacCallum, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Dana Perino…
And you both missed a real cutie, Katie Pavlich:
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OK … Settled!
We will tatatata take kakakaka Katie!
Can’t wait for her press conferences!
Cannot say much about her.
I never heard of her.
I’ll do it. If only for the chance to call Obama a douchebag to his face.
I’d do it to punch him in the face.
Oh great, Carl Levin’s Crypt Keeper looking ass.
I still say they will pick that piece of shit Berghdal for the job.
Either that cocksucker or The Eunuch Bradley Manning.