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But but but malaise Oct 2014 #1
I loathe people like Panetta. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2014 #2
Same here malaise Oct 2014 #3
Just a tad suspicious. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #8
Gee I wonder. TBF Oct 2014 #13
I wouldn't be surprised and how the story could work is obvious karynnj Oct 2014 #24
because he wants to be part of when the "old gang" is back together again. nt Javaman Oct 2014 #18
+1 riversedge Oct 2014 #5
I'd be shocked if Panetta hasn't thought through the ramifications of what he's saying Fumesucker Oct 2014 #4
Could HRC be dangling the possibility of a cabinet appointment before him? Divernan Oct 2014 #6
He's already been there and done that. Doesn't make sense. MADem Oct 2014 #16
This might answer your question Fumesucker Oct 2014 #21
Well, whoop, there it is!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #29
Could it be that he believes in some version of the neocon ideas? karynnj Oct 2014 #25
I can't speak for him at all, certainly not based on an encounter going back two-plus decades. MADem Oct 2014 #27
Yep - it was the centerfold that the Republicans entrusted their message to on Saturday karynnj Oct 2014 #30
His latest ad is a spelling bee, by those Crossroads jerks. MADem Oct 2014 #31
or VP... Clinton/Panetta 2015 is what he's hoping for. n/t JaneQPublic Oct 2014 #17
That would never happen. former9thward Oct 2014 #20
I think he's too old. Really. MADem Oct 2014 #28
I'm sure he has. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2014 #7
Well, he can't rethink it now.... ReRe Oct 2014 #15
So the President hired a Clinton Pod Person MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #9
and to think that there are still others roaming the halls Supersedeas Oct 2014 #19
Sadly, the reality is that you need to rethink your understanding of how things work. eomer Oct 2014 #10
Oh please. Are_grits_groceries Oct 2014 #11
OK,thanks for clarifying. eomer Oct 2014 #12
Panetta needs to go leap in a garbage dumpster davidpdx Oct 2014 #14
Pretty much. What's really sad is that Obama treated him well--it's not like Obama TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #23
Panetta had no influence on defense policy. He was a semi-retired figurehead. TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #22
True, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #32
the almighty dollar spanone Oct 2014 #26
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