It's clear to me that the first African-American POTUS is a catalytic president.

[Zen Democrat]

32. The last president who stood up openly against the War Machine was killed in Dallas.

The internecine intelligence and military appointments are expected because they are in that bubble of people "who know." Do you think Obama knew all those people before taking office? I think the NSA offers a slate of acceptable names and you select someone from the approved group, or the nullification begins.

I don't see a conspiracy everywhere I look, but I thought it more than interesting that Gen. Petraeus's problem came to head 3 days after Obama's reelection. I think Obama got rid of him and found the way to do it. I think this game is going to have to be played slowly until the suddenly the walls come tumbling down.

I want President Obama to live a long happy life.

Now, I think Obama made some serious rookie mistakes. The first, and one of the biggest, was inviting Rahm Emanuel into the administration. Hillary pushed that one. The worst, IMO, was going against Joe Biden's advice and hanging on in Afghanistan. We can't get out of there fast enough for me. There are others, but you get my drift.