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Obama keeps Bush’s Defense Secretary
Michelle Malkin — ... is not such an evil thing. Obama’s keeping on Bush’s SecDef, Robert Gates. HOPEANDCHANGE! President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at least a year, according to an official familiar the two men’s discussions. Obama is expected to announce the selection of Gates and other members of a national security brain trust next week. Gates has served as President George W. Bush’s defense chief for two years. Gates, a moderate with long-standing ties to Republican administrations and the Bush family, would fulfill an Obama pledge to include a ...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Leaving the Bush tax cuts alone. Putting Iraq-war supporters in as Vice Presid…
Instapundit — ... HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Leaving the Bush tax cuts alone. Putting Iraq-war supporters in as Vice President and Secretary of State. And now keeping Bush’s Defense Secretary on. I’m beginning to feel like I won this election! ...

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Patterico's Pontifications — ... The AP reports Barack Obama will keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense for at least a year. That’s good news for Iraq and the US military because it should provide stability during the transition and the early days of an Obama Administration. ...

Smart Move
Neptunus Lex — Official: Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at least a year, according to an official familiar the two men’s discussions. Obama is expected to announce the selection of Gates and other members of a national security brain trust next week. Gates has served as President George W. Bush’s defense chief for two years. Gates, a moderate with long-standing ties to Republican administrations and the Bush family, would fulfill an Obama ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... anymore, having apparently realized it’s a lot easier to be popular among your journalistic peers when your keyboard tilts to the left. She writes that “armband religion” — those of us who “wear our faith on our sleeve,” I suppose, or is it meant to compare socially conservative Christians to Nazis? — is “killing the Republican Party.” Lest readers miss the point, she literally spells it out. The GOP’s big problem? G-O-D. N-O-N-S-E-N-S-E. +++++++ Kathleen Parker who? Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary ...

links for 2008-11-26
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: barack_obama) Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at least a year, according to an official familiar the two men's discussions. Obama ...

Symposium: Gates Is In
Articles on National Review Online — R obert Gates will reportedly stay on at the Pentagon as Defense secretary at the start of the Obama administration. Defense experts react. Peter Brookes Keeping Secretary Gates on is a good idea. He s been a solid performer, including guiding the incredible turn-around in the situation in Iraq. Plus, he seems to have the trust and confidence of both sides of the aisle in Congress — a definite bonus. On the practical side, with (at least) two wars ongoing, it makes bureaucratic sense for Obama s ultimate choice for Defense secretary to sit sidesaddle with Gates as his deputy ...