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bigwillq

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13. Yes, he is.

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 10:01 PM

Oct 2014

Another Obama mistake picking that fool to head anything.

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Leon Panetta is a scary, scary man [View all] MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 OP

Leon is trying to sell a book madokie Oct 2014 #1

I almost wonder if he's *trying* to hurt Democratic turnout MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #4

It sure seems that way madokie Oct 2014 #7

He was in the House. CA 16th District, south of SF, agricultural area, mostly. MADem Oct 2014 #24

Mybad, sorry madokie Oct 2014 #26

He's had so many roles in DC it's easy to conflate--he's done well for a House member. MADem Oct 2014 #27

Not only got away with it madokie Oct 2014 #31

I always thought Dick was DRUNK. Shootin' while drinkin' is what I'm-a thinkin'!!!! MADem Oct 2014 #33

Well that too madokie Oct 2014 #35

Hell, if it were me, I'd probably STILL be in jail for the crime!!!! MADem Oct 2014 #36

During this tour, he has said Hillary will make a strong President. merrily Oct 2014 #29

The timing of this book tour strongly supports your thought. After election day merrily Oct 2014 #54

of course he is DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #63

Oh, he's trying to do more than sell a book. He's got big plans for another post in 2016. 2banon Oct 2014 #19

He's too old. He'll be 78 in 2016. I doubt this very much. nt MADem Oct 2014 #25

How old is Kissinger? Sure, he has no cabinet position, but he is still influential. merrily Oct 2014 #30

I was responding to a suggestion that he was seeking another "post" two years from now. MADem Oct 2014 #34

I was responding to the same point, as modified by your age comment. merrily Oct 2014 #37

Yes, the word post "can" mean that, but when the year 2016 is added in, the inference is that the MADem Oct 2014 #40

Um, no, no and no. merrily Oct 2014 #44

I was speaking with someone else, and you interjected yourself into the conversation to challenge me MADem Oct 2014 #71

I have already responded to that. See my prior post on the subject. merrily Oct 2014 #74

Yes, so you have. nt MADem Oct 2014 #76

Decades of bloodletting Autumn Oct 2014 #2

Decades. MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #3

It would help if people would stop voting for politicians that do this shit. [n/t] Maedhros Oct 2014 #22

If a majority of people did that, yes, it would help. merrily Oct 2014 #32

I've been saying no wilsonbooks Oct 2014 #5

The Diane Rehm show is a small light in the MSM darkness... A real treasure riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #6

She personally went after Panetta MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #9

What did she have to say when he was nominated, though? merrily Oct 2014 #38

One of my favorites. Best show on radio with best host. One can learn a lot by tuning in to her. kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #21

it's gonna require more than that stupidicus Oct 2014 #8

"The moral, political and economic violence of neoliberalism must be made visible..." woo me with science Oct 2014 #14

Washington DC Is Addicted To War Liberal_Dog Oct 2014 #10

Even most heroin addicts stop short of mass murder and hacking off limbs. merrily Oct 2014 #48

Panetta's probably right about decades of bloodshed agentS Oct 2014 #11

The Iraqis did not want to keep the SOFA. They would have been delighted to keep the troops. MADem Oct 2014 #28

The Iraqis refused to agree with Obama to keep the SOFA beyond Bush's withdrawal date. merrily Oct 2014 #42

The SOFA gives USA the prosecutorial high ground; that doesn't mean that personnel are not MADem Oct 2014 #72

Put another way, the SOFA required Iraq-or any nation--to give up the inherent sovereign right of merrily Oct 2014 #73

Generally speaking, they are reciprocal to some extent. MADem Oct 2014 #75

Leon is doing all of this for the Clintons. He's their boy through and through. Zen Democrat Oct 2014 #12

Yes, he is. bigwillq Oct 2014 #13

Very consistent with most or all of Obama's nominees, though. merrily Oct 2014 #39

Turns out.... zentrum Oct 2014 #15

There were signs of that when he was nominated, though. Where were all the critics then? merrily Oct 2014 #43

Rachel Maddow called him out on her show on Monday night . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #16

This explains it pretty well: MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #23

Please see Reply 38. merrily Oct 2014 #46

What does a post about Diane Rehm have to do with Rachel Maddow;s reporting on the issue? markpkessinger Oct 2014 #58

As Jon Stewart might say, you seem nice. merrily Oct 2014 #59

After reading some of your other posts in this thread . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #66

Qualifications Tweedy Oct 2014 #67

He's what we call a "shill" DefenseLawyer Oct 2014 #17

I don't agree with all that, but I do agree Obama should not have nominated him in the first place. merrily Oct 2014 #49

Sorry to continue with the same song, but the answer to the question of why rhett o rick Oct 2014 #64

If it is the same old song, you are singing to the choir. merrily Oct 2014 #65

The art of politics is the possible Tweedy Oct 2014 #68

The art of politics is the possible, but you settle for what is possible merrily Oct 2014 #69

Move on to achieve more Tweedy Oct 2014 #70

I apply the same standard to our government that I apply to individuals: MontyPow Oct 2014 #18

Then maybe fewer threats should be made, not more useless boots on the ground. merrily Oct 2014 #41

I don't follow. MontyPow Oct 2014 #51

Belief in danger is not a reason to put boots on the ground. merrily Oct 2014 #53

I am failing miserably at expressing myself. MontyPow Oct 2014 #60

Yes, I got that. You are not failing miserably. I am. I am making different points than you did. merrily Oct 2014 #61

It would seem we are on the same page after all. MontyPow Oct 2014 #62

I didn't like him before you didn't like him nt fadedrose Oct 2014 #20

Panetta is hawking his book, snake oil salesman style. democrank Oct 2014 #45

That is no surprise, but he is doing that on his own time and dime, not those of the taxpayer. merrily Oct 2014 #47

Lots of scary people out there. Saying no doesn't seem to matter, as another merrily Oct 2014 #50

Seems like he's been listening to Liz Warren Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #52

Or almost anyone in or out of DC who supports war and/or Obama. merrily Oct 2014 #55

Strange... I thought she was one of the few MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #56

Leon Panetta, "Cut entitlements, not the military!" Enthusiast Oct 2014 #57