Gates Says Biden, Clinton Would Make Good Presidents
Source: TPM
CAITLIN MACNEAL JANUARY 12, 2014, 2:23 PM EST
Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates, who wrote critically about Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on Sunday said both would make good presidents.
"Actually, yeah I think she would," Gates said in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" when asked if Hillary Clinton would make a good commander-in-chief. When asked about Biden, Gates also said he would also do well in the role. "I suppose to be even-handed I would have to say I suppose he would," he said.
Gates, who in his book said Biden was "wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades," conceded that he sometimes agreed with the Vice President. And Gates had additional praise for Clinton.
"The thing that I like best about Secretary Clinton, other than the fact that she has a great sense of humor, was she's very tough-minded," he said.
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TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)I agree, Hillary's very tough-minded. No one will ever deter her from pursuing what is best for Hillary Clinton.
Beacool
(30,251 posts)Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)He was behind, or supported, many bad foreign policy decisions over the decades. And after saying Biden was wrong for forty years (which isn't remotely true), Gates now says he'd make a good President? WTF?
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)JI7
(89,264 posts)to get attention.
unfortunately most of these books these days are about just making money and too tabloid like.
one could actually learn a lot from someone like him and have serious discussions on things he dealt with instead of all the gossip type crap the media loves to do these days.
elleng
(131,107 posts)not at all natural from what's actually IN the book, from what I understand from people who've read it and who know a thing or two. Publicity-hunters fomented the controversies in order to sell books.
Beacool
(30,251 posts)If Hillary runs there's no reasonable Republican who can claim that she doesn't meet the requirements to be the CIC. Although they'll repeat the word "Benghazi" like a mantra.
marmar
(77,090 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)... "Who the fuck cares what Gates thinks?" Gates has absolutely no credibility, and I was sorely disappointed when PO kept him on when he became President. Coming out with this book proves that he has no credibility. He's just another Cheney, criticizing the current office and cabinet of the President.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Good enough to cause me to send more money to Liz Warren, that is.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Beacool
(30,251 posts)He was responding to a question.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)In WHAT?
Beacool
(30,251 posts)Which is maybe one reason why Obama shouldn't have appointed him SOD.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)It's completely unrelated to actual talent.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)What a two faced mealy mouth creep. He is a walking breathing contradiction. Just another little stab in the back Republican asshole.
He really thinks he is hot sh$t and he is nothing but a cold turd on a paper plate.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)He said in his book that Biden had gotten almost every major foreign policy decision wrong, then turns around and says he'd be a good president. I just don't buy him taking a 180 on whether Biden is qualified. He discredits himself.
As for Clinton, our party shouldn't be listening to people like Gates who 1) is a Republican; 2) has said nasty petty things about the current administration.
cprise
(8,445 posts)(Bill Gates, that is...)
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)Either would advance the current political/economic paradigm, just fine.
tavernier
(12,400 posts)because of this book is the author. I'm surprised this man can pick a pair of shoes to wear each morning as he changes his mind every ten minutes.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)nikto
(3,284 posts)And with Warren as VP, Biden would have total "assassination insurance" from
Corporate operatives/Elite skullduggery.
Biden is strong on foreign policy, and he could delegate certain powerful
domestic duties and oversights for Warren (like overseeing how well social programs are working,
pushing for and overseeing more infrastructure spending,
going after bad corporate behavior, making sure key regulatory agencies
are actually doing their jobs, etc etc).