Should the Dems defeat the Gate's nomination?

[WI_DEM]

in your opinion? After all isn't this the guy who was part of Iran/Contra?

[Renew Deal]

1. I don't think we know yet.

Everyone needs to dig in.

[BurtWorm]

3. They need to air the smelly Iran-Contra shit.

It's a dirty job, but finally, someone has to do it.

[gully]

2. I dont think we can?

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[The_Casual_Observer]

4. They ought to reject anything that jr does. If they had rejected

all of his shit from day one, we wouldn't be in this mess.

[zbdent]

5. I think that someone should whisper in his ear

that it's because of the Dems that he's there ... once he crosses them, he's out, Lieberman's replacing him ...

And the Dems confirm him ... but just barely ... watch the Repukes scramble trying to explain why they were voting against approving him without admitting that they want him to lose so that they can get Joe in and save their skins by making the Senate in Cheney's hands ...

[TlalocW]

6. We probably can't because he'll be nominated before the new congress is in

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TlalocW

[mhatrw]

7. No. Don't let Bush appoint Lieberman. n/t

[FrenchieCat]

8. Could Gates get confirmed by the current Senate, or

does the next session of congress start in January?

Whichever senate panel deals with him.....he'll have some hard questions to answer....

[warrens]

9. He was found not worthy of indictment

From outward appearances, he looks qualified. Just cause Bush likes him doesn't mean he's evil. He should be vetted and if he's kosher, approved. And fairly quickly. I just wonder how up on stuff he is, after being a college prez for the last few years. But I don't have immediate negative feelings.

[Zynx]

10. Approve him. Old Establishment Bush I guy. Harmless and already vetted.

[BootinUp]

11. Shit, if he can heal the middle east

with some creative covert shit, I wouldn't even mind at this point. Foreign policy is not under our control, the best we can hope for is someone that knows their shit and has a realistic approach to solving the problem.

[txindy]

12. No, I don't think so. At least he's sane.

Lightyears better than Rummy, though.