Comments on: Gates at the Pentagon (and What It Says About Obama) http://themoderatevoice.com/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 30 May 2012 15:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-165628 DLS Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:52:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/obama-administration/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/#comment-165628 Meanwhile, Folks Like Mikey are quite alive and well in Canada, but looking (crazily, like Mikey) at all kinds of other places and events.<br><br>(The following has often been more entertaining than World Socialist Web Site, though some like Chossudovsky do get around and y'all will likely recognize him and some others...the inmates tend to inhabit or visit multiple "asyla" [asylums].)<br><br><a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/" rel="nofollow">http://www.globalresearch.ca/</a> Meanwhile, Folks Like Mikey are quite alive and well in Canada, but looking (crazily, like Mikey) at all kinds of other places and events.

(The following has often been more entertaining than World Socialist Web Site, though some like Chossudovsky do get around and y'all will likely recognize him and some others…the inmates tend to inhabit or visit multiple “asyla” [asylums].)

http://www.globalresearch.ca/

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-165624 DLS Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:47:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/obama-administration/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/#comment-165624 Stickings, who has no concept of his own but merely apes the USA far left (doesn't he have a country of his own to wish how it would be?) probably would want to see not only Gates replaced but the Department of Defense (War) replaced with Kucinich's Department of Peace -- or a new latter department created with 2-1 to 10-1 greater federal funding. And if the budget doesn't permit this, then have a Kucinich protege (Barbara Lee, maybe, or bring back Cynthia McKinney) put in Gates's position as Defense is converted to the Peace Corps and an "army" of social workers (routinely placed under UN command, no doubt, for pet projects everywhere else but the USA).<br><br>Ah, those dreams, those nightmares for sane society... Stickings, who has no concept of his own but merely apes the USA far left (doesn't he have a country of his own to wish how it would be?) probably would want to see not only Gates replaced but the Department of Defense (War) replaced with Kucinich's Department of Peace — or a new latter department created with 2-1 to 10-1 greater federal funding. And if the budget doesn't permit this, then have a Kucinich protege (Barbara Lee, maybe, or bring back Cynthia McKinney) put in Gates's position as Defense is converted to the Peace Corps and an “army” of social workers (routinely placed under UN command, no doubt, for pet projects everywhere else but the USA).

Ah, those dreams, those nightmares for sane society…

]]> By: jchem http://themoderatevoice.com/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-165540 jchem Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:29:36 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/obama-administration/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/#comment-165540 C'mon Michael, you really didn't think Obama would pull the troops out right away did you? I would be interested to find out who you think should replace Gates.<br><br>"I simply do not think he will govern as a “centrist,” which usually means right-leaning"<br><br>Heh, its amusing to note the debate the Repubs are having right now about the direction of their party. They seem to be calling the "centrists" or "the moderates" a lite version of liberal. C'mon Michael, you really didn't think Obama would pull the troops out right away did you? I would be interested to find out who you think should replace Gates.

“I simply do not think he will govern as a “centrist,” which usually means right-leaning”

Heh, its amusing to note the debate the Repubs are having right now about the direction of their party. They seem to be calling the “centrists” or “the moderates” a lite version of liberal.

]]> By: AustinRoth http://themoderatevoice.com/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-165535 AustinRoth Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:39:53 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/obama-administration/24644/gates-at-the-pentagon-and-what-it-says-about-obama/#comment-165535 "With the exception of the Kos-wing of the Democrats, I can't imagine who else would object to this move." - from my comment to an earlier TMV post about the (probable) Gates appointment.<br><br>Thanks for proving my point, Michael. “With the exception of the Kos-wing of the Democrats, I can't imagine who else would object to this move.” – from my comment to an earlier TMV post about the (probable) Gates appointment.

Thanks for proving my point, Michael.

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