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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:07 PM Original message |
Secy Gates was actually beaming when Obama walked into the hall |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. He looked like a proud dad beaming at his son...LOL. He really did...n/t |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I expected serious faces... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Gates is not a Bush guy or a bad guy. nt |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Then it's amazing that he got the position |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Bush was desperate. And had a Dem congress to 'confirm' the appt. Rumsfeld... |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Thanks for that reminder |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Thanks for this thread. I hope to see clips later today. nt |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Hubby was out doing yard work, so I'm hoping it's on C-span or YouTube |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. Might be one of the most relieved men in America!? |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. I thought all along that Gates would be fine under Obama. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Me too. GREAT idea to keep him. He earned it. nt |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Me too. And I said so at the time. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Yes, I remember my partners swimming against that tide. |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. We do want to be careful about cutting too much out of the air force.... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Gates must be Very happy that his legacy doesn't end with Bush. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hard to fake his |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Gates has never seemed overly partisan -- unless he hides it well. |
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mscuedawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. All you have to do is consider who his last boss was... |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. I gained respect for Gates when he eulogized a soldier |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. I know for a fact that Robert Gates cares very much for every lost soldier |
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Dollface (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. He must be thrilled to no longer be talking to a wall |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. GATES = BAD |
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camera obscura (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Well, that's a logical and well thought out argument. |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Why.. nt |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
21. He was beaming the other night as he walked in with the cabinet |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Sam I agree before President Obama he seemed |
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RollWithIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. Gates was very much the Democratic choice, Bush was forced into a moderate.... |
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angee_is_mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. Better to be part of History |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
29. After watching this over. You're right. He was like a little kid. wow |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-09 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. And all of those young soldiers shaking their CIC's hands and taking pics! |
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Jeneral (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
31. Gates |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-09 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
32. He's totally in the tank for Obama |
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genna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. It is surprising because he is a hold over. Is Obama that charming? |
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