Mr. Obama, Give That Man a Medal - Iraq, White House '08

Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Daily Kos — ... William McGurn wants Barack Obama to ignore Stephen Hadley's role in misleading this country in war with Iraq and give him a Medal of Freedom. Says McGurn: ...

WSJ Columnist: Obama Should Give Stephen Hadley The Medal Of Freedom
Think Progress — ... writes that National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley has “earned” the Presidential Medal of Freedom “for work that made possible the success we are now seeing in Iraq.” McGurn argues that though “it’s possible that George W. Bush would award” Hadley, it would be better “for the country” if President-elect Barack Obama were to honor Hadley: ...

A Medal of Freedom For Stephen Hadley?
JustOneMinute — William McGurn, former speechwriter for George Bush, offers an interesting idea that won't happen: I suppose it's possible that George W. Bush would award Stephen J. Hadley the Medal of Freedom. Certainly the president's national security adviser has earned it, for work that made possible the success we are now seeing in Iraq. And it would be within the president's prerogative to see that work acknowledged with this honor before they both leave the White House come Jan. 20. But how much better it would be all around -- for the country, for the recipient, and even for Barack ...

The First and Most Important Priority
Balloon Juice — ... Next up, the WSJ argues that Obama, not Bush, should give Stephen Hadley the Medal of Freedom for “offering the option of victory in Iraq” (apparently we have won in Iraq again, which makes me wonder how many times we have to win the same damned war before we can end it and come home). At any rate, in their laughable sales pitch is the following: ...