Comments on: National Intelligence Council Pick May Be In Real Trouble http://washingtonindependent.com/32622/national-intelligence-council-pick-may-be-in-real-trouble National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://washingtonindependent.com/32622/national-intelligence-council-pick-may-be-in-real-trouble/comment-page-1#comment-36668 Mike Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:15:51 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32622#comment-36668 Further, why aren't they going after Blair? Freeman can't change his spots now, for better or worse, <i>but Blair could have picked anyone for the spot!</i> Doesn't the Sarah Palin rule apply: the pick says more about the picker than the pickee. In this case, it definitely does, because Blair was in no kind of tight spot politically, as McCain was, needing a boost to even be competitive. Blair was at his leisure to make absolutely any selection he saw fit for this, and he chose Freeman. Shouldn't the, uh, what-you-called-them really be going after Blair for this? Further, why aren't they going after Blair? Freeman can't change his spots now, for better or worse, but Blair could have picked anyone for the spot! Doesn't the Sarah Palin rule apply: the pick says more about the picker than the pickee. In this case, it definitely does, because Blair was in no kind of tight spot politically, as McCain was, needing a boost to even be competitive. Blair was at his leisure to make absolutely any selection he saw fit for this, and he chose Freeman. Shouldn't the, uh, what-you-called-them really be going after Blair for this?

]]> By: Mike http://washingtonindependent.com/32622/national-intelligence-council-pick-may-be-in-real-trouble/comment-page-1#comment-20991 Mike Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:15:51 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32622#comment-20991 Further, why aren't they going after Blair? Freeman can't change his spots now, for better or worse, <i>but Blair could have picked anyone for the spot!</i> Doesn't the Sarah Palin rule apply: the pick says more about the picker than the pickee. In this case, it definitely does, because Blair was in no kind of tight spot politically, as McCain was, needing a boost to even be competitive. Blair was at his leisure to make absolutely any selection he saw fit for this, and he chose Freeman. Shouldn't the, uh, what-you-called-them really be going after Blair for this? Further, why aren't they going after Blair? Freeman can't change his spots now, for better or worse, but Blair could have picked anyone for the spot! Doesn't the Sarah Palin rule apply: the pick says more about the picker than the pickee. In this case, it definitely does, because Blair was in no kind of tight spot politically, as McCain was, needing a boost to even be competitive. Blair was at his leisure to make absolutely any selection he saw fit for this, and he chose Freeman. Shouldn't the, uh, what-you-called-them really be going after Blair for this?

]]> By: Z http://washingtonindependent.com/32622/national-intelligence-council-pick-may-be-in-real-trouble/comment-page-1#comment-20874 Z Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:49:00 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32622#comment-20874 Are we sure the IG has in fact made a formal decision to investigate? <br><br>Check out the IG letter itself:<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/IG_promises_Freeman_inquiry.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/IG_...</a><br><br>Reads to me like a standard acknowledgment of receipt letter. Are we sure the IG has in fact made a formal decision to investigate?

Check out the IG letter itself:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0309/IG_…

Reads to me like a standard acknowledgment of receipt letter.

]]> By: Mr. Critic http://washingtonindependent.com/32622/national-intelligence-council-pick-may-be-in-real-trouble/comment-page-1#comment-20852 Mr. Critic Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:39:47 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=32622#comment-20852 The strategy is this: Chas Freeman and Dennis Ross are going to jointly withdraw from government.<br>Freeman will go back to his Saudi financed think tank to write about tolerance for religious and political dissidents. <br><br>Dennis Ross will go back to his Israeli government think tank and write long treatises about the differences between Judaism, Zionism, being a critic of Israel, and being "anti-Semitic." And the American People all win. Yeah! The strategy is this: Chas Freeman and Dennis Ross are going to jointly withdraw from government.
Freeman will go back to his Saudi financed think tank to write about tolerance for religious and political dissidents.

Dennis Ross will go back to his Israeli government think tank and write long treatises about the differences between Judaism, Zionism, being a critic of Israel, and being “anti-Semitic.” And the American People all win. Yeah!

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