Questioning President Obama's Leadership Over the Secret Service Scandal

[erpowers]

Many at DU may know that a number of Republicans have claimed that the Secret Service prostitution scandal is a sign of President Obama's lack of leadership. What about President Bush? John Chaney was a part of Sarah Palin's security detail during the Bush Administration. In addition, the current director of the Secret Service was appointed by President Bush.

[Jackpine Radical]

1. They will twist anything negative into an anti-Obama propaganda item.

I don't think there's any way to stop this sort of thing, but I do hope that the average adult American has enough sense to wade through the bullshit.

Mostly these stories are just fodder for Rush to feed his little hate addicts.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. How is this/can this be a partisan issue?

Silly me. EVERYTHING is a partisan issue according to Repubs

[malaise]

3. I'll question him if he doesn't clean house from

top to bottom

[SDjack]

4. In a way, I agree that it is a lack of leadership. Pres. Obama should have

immediately replaced every Republican appointee with a DEM. The Rethugs misbehave, embarrass the prez, get fired, and then get picked up by grateful Rethug companies. Now, if he tries to fire Rethug carryovers, it's a political vendetta.

[GoCubsGo]

5. One big problem with that.

Before Dumbya left office, he converted a large number of appointee position to civil service (i.e., permanent government) positions. As a consequence, they can't be fired without due cause. He burrowed loads of his operatives that way.