And to further preempt Dem complaints abt another GOP Sec Defense--Gates was one of Obama's least bad Secretaries. Did some important stuff.
@rockrichard At this point, most old-style GOPers are more liberal than where most centrist Dems are. I'm so confused.
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@emptywheel I'd rather have a wonk like Flournoy. -
@rockrichard@emptywheel Oh Gods please no. Flournoy's one of the worst examples of revolving-door insiderism, and a neo-lib interventionist -
@stevehynd@emptywheel but if knowing how to manage DoD is a disqualifier for the position of managing DoD, I guess you're right. -
@rockrichard@emptywheel Ugh. If knowing how to turn public position into think-tank and corporate sinecures is your thing... -
@stevehynd@emptywheel My thing is having someone who both understands defense policy and how to manage massive Pentagon bureaucracy. -
@rockrichard My thing is the connection to firms like Intellibridge, professional defenders of odious regimes -
@stevehynd If you play the "tangentially connected to a defense contractor" disqualification game, you won't get anyone who is qualified.
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