Gates to stay on as Secretary of Defense, then Colin Powell to take over??!!

[Fireweed247]

At the Pentagon, there has been discussion about Defense Secretary Robert Gates staying on for some months.
http://www.kansascity.com/440/story/876975.html

Colin L. Powell for secretary of Defense or Education, the officials said.
http://www.masslive.com/us-politics/index.ssf/2008/11/obama_considers_stars_for_cabi.html
(Secretary of Education- huh???)



I thought we were going to end this stupid ass war of Aggression on Iraq? What happened to change?

[arcadian]

1. WTF?

This is fucked up, if true.

[babylonsister]

2. I'm not believing a thing until Obama says it's so, and I'm certainly

not going to get worked up over speculation.

[Fireweed247]

8. Obama needs to talk to whomever seems to be speaking for him

I hope it is not true as well.

[babylonsister]

10. Obama advisors: "...no plans to announce Cabinet this week"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7806510&mesg_id=7806510

[bdamomma]

3. well we will see what happens

why Powell and not Wes Clark??

[jayfish]

5. Statutory Prohibition.

He (Clark) cannot serve as SecDef until 2010.

[bdamomma]

14. oh, that's too bad he would have been great.

[pleah]

4. No military people in control of education, EVER!

I hope this isn't true.

[jayfish]

7. That's A Pretty Wide Swipe.

Does it include draftees?

Jay

[stray cat]

9. Clark would really stink at anything to do with education

:sarcasm: And some military are Harvard or Rhode Scholar grads

[SoCalDem]

6. Powell said NO to serving in any official capacity..

these prognostications are navel-gazing..Obama is a master at planning..he probably HAS everyone all lined up..just not ready to tell us :)

[OregonBlue]

11. So we know more about this than Obama? Give this new administration time to put things together.

If Obama chooses to have Gates stay through the transition, I assume he has more information than we do. I voted for him because I think he is brilliant. This is not the time for us to be second guessing him and putting pressure on him to "do it our way". Can we relax for a little while, take a deep breath and see how they do?

[Fireweed247]

12. "he has more information than we do"

Geez that sounds like the excuse they used to defend Bush.

I think we should scream loudly that this is unacceptable just in case he is considering it.

[OregonBlue]

13. Seems like a lot of chicken littles to me. He was elected on Tuesday and by Thursday there are all

kinds of gloom and doom reactions. We have no idea whether these reports are true. We have no idea who he plans on appointing.

[Fireweed247]

16. They seem to be talking about it on the corporate media

Obama looks to Lugar, Hagel, Gates
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4395066

[OregonBlue]

17. you made my point. More talking heads, more specualtion. Let's all just relax and see how he does

before we get our panties in a bunch.

[Romulox]

15. "Meet the new boss..." nt