tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post6561200208506023488..comments2024-01-20T15:51:35.268-06:00Comments on And So it Goes in Shreveport: The Panetta PickPat Austin Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-52707241368551360022009-01-07T00:14:00.000-06:002009-01-07T00:14:00.000-06:00Anonymous, you're tainting my good name with your ...Anonymous, you're tainting my good name with your poor comment. Please stop :)<BR/><BR/>This pick is true to form for Obama. He's been unabashed in his repudiation of the Bush administration's counter-terrorism policies. This pick is controversial in that he didn't pick a life-long intelligence professional, but not in the quality, capability, and professionalism of the chosen individual. Panetta is highly respected, even by those who question him as head of CIA.<BR/><BR/>I only make this clarification because i believe its too easy to denounce Panetta simply on the grounds that he's not from the intelligence arena. And i think we'd all be naive to think we civilians would understand what a proper choice for head of the CIA should be, don't you think? <BR/><BR/>Despite the marketed, but unproven, stereotype that Republicans protect the country better than Democrats, we should be rational about the incoming administration's intentions. Undoubtedly, Bush and Obama hold philosophical differences, but don't we think their desire to protect the country from harm is equal? Would one honestly believe that our incoming president wishes anything less than the protection of his own country, its citizens, his own life, his family, and his legacy as a successful president? Believing otherwise would seem to be irrational.<BR/><BR/>I don't say this as a criticism of your blog, but merely as a preface for upcoming debate, since this is a hot button issue for conservatives who seem too eager to believe that a citizen and president of our country would have any less than the best intentions for protecting our country from harm. Philosophies can be debated, but in this instance we must be honest about the equality of intentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-23417569858883499962009-01-05T21:55:00.000-06:002009-01-05T21:55:00.000-06:00What would the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bai...What would the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus do to have clowns like these?<BR/><BR/>We are soooooooo screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com