Republican SecDef: Obama is analytical, deliberate and intellectually curious

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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was a prominent member of former President George W. Bush's Cabinet, told CNN that he is enjoying working for Bush's Democratic successor.

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"He is very analytical," Gates told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King. "He is very deliberate about the way he goes through things. He wants to understand everything. He delves very deeply into these issues."

Gates, who previously worked for 27 years in the CIA under six presidents, was the first defense secretary to be asked to remain in office by a newly-elected president when Obama kept him on.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/...a-gates-says-2/

[Joseph & Ana 0]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

[Joseph & Ana 0]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

[The_Dude 1,142]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Zell Miller.

[Joseph & Ana 0]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

[The_Dude 1,142]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Joseph, you really should read more news and listen to commentators less. You've posted a litany of BS that has no factual basis.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Google search 'Blue Dog Democrats' and get back to me.

[Joseph & Ana 0]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Google search 'Blue Dog Democrats' and get back to me.

I don't need to google it. The majority of those are in the house, and that is not a statewide office. You still can't name for me a moderate democrat the likes of which is comparable to Graham, Snowe, McCain, etc.. The copout is "go google it." I won't respond to the irrelevant post above yours.

[The_Dude 1,142]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Google search 'Blue Dog Democrats' and get back to me.

Joseph hasn't posted here in a couple of minutes, so he is probably using google to find out what blue dog dems are. But here is a preemptive list to his inevitable "those are members of the house of representatives, and I said Senate" retort:

Mary Landrieu

Ben Nelson

Evan Bayh

Max Baucus

Mark Begich

Kay Hagan

Herb Kohl

Blanche Lincoln

Claire McCaskill

Bill Nelson

Maria Cantwell

Tim Johnson

Debbie Stabenow

Tom Carper

Edit: ROFLMAO, I knew you'd pull that BS joe. Just because they are not senators doesn't mean it is irrelavent. What really is irrelavent is your attempt in this thread.

Edited September 28, 2009 by Rob and Mel

[Joseph & Ana 0]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Google search 'Blue Dog Democrats' and get back to me.

Joseph hasn't posted here in a couple of minutes, so he is probably using google to find out what blue dog dems are. But here is a preemptive list to his inevitable "those are members of the house of representatives, and I said Senate" retort:

Mary Landrieu

Ben Nelson

Evan Bayh

Max Baucus

Mark Begich

Kay Hagan

Herb Kohl

Blanche Lincoln

Claire McCaskill

Bill Nelson

Maria Cantwell

Tim Johnson

Debbie Stabenow

Tom Carper

Edit: ROFLMAO, I knew you'd pull that BS joe. Just because they are not senators doesn't mean it is irrelavent. What really is irrelavent is your attempt in this thread.

Actually it does. You obviously don't understand the difference between a statewide primary and primaries held in districts that were drawn by the very people being elected there.

You are laughable to call Stabenow (from my state) a blue-dog. Perhaps you got it from your googled list, but you need to verify sites you make reference to. Stabenow is no moderate. Baucus is a moderate? Are you dreaming? He's the one who introduced the bill in congress for the socialized medicine. My gosh, your list is bogus.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

...and getting back to Gates' positive remarks about Obama - there were a long line of Republicans under the Bush WH, that were thrown under the bus as soon as they disagreed with the Bush Administration.

[The_Dude 1,142]

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Google search 'Blue Dog Democrats' and get back to me.

Joseph hasn't posted here in a couple of minutes, so he is probably using google to find out what blue dog dems are. But here is a preemptive list to his inevitable "those are members of the house of representatives, and I said Senate" retort:

Mary Landrieu

Ben Nelson

Evan Bayh

Max Baucus

Mark Begich

Kay Hagan

Herb Kohl

Blanche Lincoln

Claire McCaskill

Bill Nelson

Maria Cantwell

Tim Johnson

Debbie Stabenow

Tom Carper

Edit: ROFLMAO, I knew you'd pull that BS joe. Just because they are not senators doesn't mean it is irrelavent. What really is irrelavent is your attempt in this thread.

Actually it does. You obviously don't understand the difference between a statewide primary and primaries held in districts that were drawn by the very people being elected there.

You are laughable to call Stabenow (from my state) a blue-dog. Perhaps you got it from your googled list, but you need to verify sites you make reference to. Stabenow is no moderate. Baucus is a moderate? Are you dreaming? He's the one who introduced the bill in congress for the socialized medicine. My gosh, your list is bogus.

Joe, you are simply too inept to continue this.

[Joseph & Ana 0]

...and getting back to Gates' positive remarks about Obama - there were a long line of Republicans under the Bush WH, that were thrown under the bus as soon as they disagreed with the Bush Administration.

So Obama's employees all agree with him, and that is comparable to some un-named Bush official who disagreed and was fired? I'm not getting the comparison.

He wasn't a "prominent" member of GWB's cabinet. He was a lib, and still is. Thats why Obama kept him.

Yes. Every Republican who doesn't tow the line of the Far Right (McCain, Chuck Hagel, Richard Clarke...the list goes on and on) is thrown under the bus...dismissed as 'too liberal' for their taste. What a tolerant lot the Far Right is.

Hey at least those are still in the party. Name conservative dem in the senate... didn't think so. They don't tolerate moderates.

Joseph, are you being serious? Is that your final answer on this or should I give you about 10 minutes to Google...so you can retract your statement and save yourself the embarrassment.

No, i don't retract my statement. Moderate dems aren't allowed to hold statewide office in general. While Republicans frequently elect moderates (to the detriment of the party). Nonetheless, the repubs still do it. I never said i was a repub. I can just see the differences.

Zell Miller was not always the way he was in 2004. And i don't mean "througout all of history" I'm talking here and now.

Google search 'Blue Dog Democrats' and get back to me.

Joseph hasn't posted here in a couple of minutes, so he is probably using google to find out what blue dog dems are. But here is a preemptive list to his inevitable "those are members of the house of representatives, and I said Senate" retort:

Mary Landrieu

Ben Nelson

Evan Bayh

Max Baucus

Mark Begich

Kay Hagan

Herb Kohl

Blanche Lincoln

Claire McCaskill

Bill Nelson

Maria Cantwell

Tim Johnson

Debbie Stabenow

Tom Carper

Edit: ROFLMAO, I knew you'd pull that BS joe. Just because they are not senators doesn't mean it is irrelavent. What really is irrelavent is your attempt in this thread.

Actually it does. You obviously don't understand the difference between a statewide primary and primaries held in districts that were drawn by the very people being elected there.

You are laughable to call Stabenow (from my state) a blue-dog. Perhaps you got it from your googled list, but you need to verify sites you make reference to. Stabenow is no moderate. Baucus is a moderate? Are you dreaming? He's the one who introduced the bill in congress for the socialized medicine. My gosh, your list is bogus.

Joe, you are simply too inept to continue this.

I accept your apology.