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I've noticed that there seems to be all kinds of complaining on the Internet concerning those people who President-elect Obama has decided to place in certain positions within his administration.
Many people, myself included, aren't to happy with Hillary Clinton as our Secretary of State, nor with Robert Gates in maintaining his current spot on the team.
At first, I failed to see Obama's logic in keeping some of his picks at their current post, especially after having served under our disgraced President Bush. This made no sense to me. Why have the hawks and others on your team when many of these folks are responsible for a lot of our economic and war problems?
After reading many comments, I tend to agree with those who have thought this thing out. We need those assholes on Obama's team. As much as I hate to say that, that is a fact. Where would Obama get any experienced staff from if not from Washington, Labor Ready temp service?
Let's face it. you cannot put someone in a homeland security position who has never dealt with any security issues. Bush did this and look what happened.
We are stuck with what we have available to us. we can only hope that Obama gets his cabinet in line and that they do as is requested of them, by him. If they can't tow the line, out the fucking door, Clinton included. We have no time for bullshit any more.
President-elect, remember one thing sir. Those Republicans that you will be keeping are still Republicans. They will take the talk that you want to hear and at the same time they will be looking for any chance to stab you in the back and to derail your agenda. History proves that beyond doubt. Carry a big stick and knock the shit out of them when it becomes necessary, sir.
The Rude Pundit had something to say along these same lines.
But let's just say this as Barack Obama introduces his national security team and people huff and puff about whether they're hawks or not progressive enough or problem children or disappointing or what the fuck ever: Ultimately, the cabinet does the bidding of the president. Sure, they offer ideas and guide the departments. But they are policy implementers. Nothing less and nothing more. You have to be willing to go along with the boss to do the job, or you don't take it. And it's all a political game. If we know anything at all about Barack Obama, it's that he's one crafty motherfucker in the realm of politics.
If you wanted to, say, change the course of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and our strategic relationships around the globe, who's gonna do it without pissing people off? Secretary of Defense Dennis Kucinich? Fuck no. You get the guys and gals who were proponents of the war in at least some way or have cozy goddamn Capitol Hill relationships. If the great and glorious David Petraeus and the shiny Robert Gates are saying, "Bring the troops home," then you've defused your enemies. It ain't Clintonian triangulation, which involved embracing a watered-down version of your opponents' beliefs. It's just fuckin' smart. The same goes for economic policy and it will go for domestic.
Yeah, if Obama lets his hawks run the place and make him break his promises, then we can squawk. But for now, can we just take a breath and see how it all works out?
Let us wait to see if there is any change we can believe in before we tear our President down, shall we?
