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61. Ah...
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:44 PM
Feb 2013

OK, thanks. "That" kind of logic. Which, to me, is no logic at all. The following is MY logic:

John Brennan = Dick Cheney. John Brennan is a holdover from the fucking GWB administration. And this is exactly why I don't like the "team-of-rivals" business. But, does this make ME anti-Obama? No! I love PO just like everyone. I voted for him twice. But that doesn't mean I agree with his "team-of-rivals" administration. Lincoln did it, JFK did it, and you remember what happened to them.

I am old enough to be POs mother. I latched on to him when he made that speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. This is what I said as soon as he finished that speech: "Now, THAT is a Statesman." Then he became Senator Obama. And in the back of my mind, I thought "another step." Then he announced that he was running for President and I was ecstatic. I was torn between him and Hillary, but when the Primary came, I did choose PO. I followed him (on TV) on his campaign trek around the country and couldn't believe the crowds he drew. And I voted for him, and was delirious when they announced that he had won.

But. Then he started choosing his cabinet. I said nothing, but in the back of my mind I was so frightened for him, since he had chosen the team-of-rivals trail. I had to accept his choices and have prayed that he would be alright. He has done many things I disagreed with and I have said so, but that doesn't mean I am anti-PO! And now he has been reelected and his cabinet is looking allot better as it shapes up. And he has taken a different tone. And I am as proud of him and Michelle & their family as I ever was, as if he was my own son.

So, I hope nobody misinterprets my dislike of John Brennan, as If were against Obama, as nothing could be further from the truth.

And The New Yorker is NOT a right wing rag.

The hearing starts at 2:30 EST, about 45 minutes from now.

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Birthers beware..... wow.... yes wow. n/t 2on2u Feb 2013 #1
Na, Obama will just put you in his FEMA work camps. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #2
The New Yorker is hardly World Net Daily. sadalien Feb 2013 #4
So Obama can kill you, but not put you in work camps? JoePhilly Feb 2013 #5
Why Not... He Can Kill You... But Not Torture You... WillyT Feb 2013 #10
He probably won't, but what will the president following him do? nt sibelian Feb 2013 #38
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #3
Do You Remember Cambodia, Laos, And Vietnam ??? WillyT Feb 2013 #7
It's sad that DU doesn't have members who remember NIXON/Watergate KoKo Feb 2013 #6
Word !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #8
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There are some of us who are old enough to remember... markpkessinger Feb 2013 #20
Beg to differ, alas! One of my best summers was spent watching the Watergate Hearings! Oh, and WinkyDink Feb 2013 #21
I damn well remember Nixon, and LBJ would have beaten him in 1968 graham4anything Feb 2013 #53
Well if I read you correctly, all our activism was a waste G_j Feb 2013 #56
Was it worth it to have Nixon/Ford/Reagan/bush/Bush and possibly Bush,jeb in 2016? graham4anything Feb 2013 #58
When Nixon bombed Cambodia there were demonstrations G_j Feb 2013 #54
has Obama's hit list been made public? quadrature Feb 2013 #9
LOL. Wow. Are you actually serious?? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #12
Apparently Not... WillyT Feb 2013 #13
who defines what 'due process' is? nt quadrature Feb 2013 #15
Eric Holder... WillyT Feb 2013 #16
So... ReRe Feb 2013 #31
This article states that the policy goes back to the Nixon Administration, but guess what?.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #11
Are those to blame for this policy still president? bobduca Feb 2013 #14
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Eisenhower was president when CIA hired Mafia to kill Castro, not Kennedy. Octafish Feb 2013 #32
But, RFK continued that policy as JFK's AG. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #43
No. RFK ordered CIA to stop dealing with the MAFIA Octafish Feb 2013 #47
Okay....appreciate the additional info. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #52
When it comes to all-things-JFK, I defer to Octafish. David Zephyr Feb 2013 #62
Yes. We've been the bad guys for a long time now. So what? n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #37
Exactly my point. Thanks for seeing it. Can't just blame the President for this policy. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #45
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That is the biggest issue . . . markpkessinger Feb 2013 #22
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