politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/21/2008
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Jones is the leading candidate to be Obama's national security advisor.
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) – Two sources close to the Obama transition team tell CNN retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones has emerged as President-elect's leading choice to become national security adviser in the White House.
The sources said Jones has been given the impression by the [...]
campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 11/21/2008
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campaignspot.nationalreview.com —
A pretty good sign for hawks, a pretty
bad sign for doves -- word is that Retired...
Marine Gen. James Jones, who made an appearance with John McCain dur... . . .
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National Security Adviser James Jones?
associatedcontent.com - 11/25/2008
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associatedcontent.com —
One of the most intriguing stories to emerge
from the Barack Obama transition is the possibility that...
retired Marine General Jim Jones may be selected to be Barack Obama's National Security Advisor. It is a selection bound to enrage many liberals ...
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Marine General Jim Jones in Line as Obama's National ...
washingtonindependent.com - 11/21/2008
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washingtonindependent.com —
Gen. Jim Jones is close to getting the
job, according to Dave Rogers at Politico. If so,...
it would be a good choice. With Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton very likely to become secretary of state — I’ll have a big piece on that shortly — ...
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Jim Jones — Not The Dipset Rapper — May Be Obama’s ...
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Jones for NSA?
Political Animal —
... be given a commanding role, the sources said. Jones also was considered for secretary of state and secretary of energy. He currently is president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy. From his official biography: "At the request of the U.S. Congress, Jones recently chaired the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq." The rumor is pretty widespread today -- similar reports about Jones as the NSA have appeared on CNN and ...
General Jim Jones Likely NSA Pick
Open Left - Front Page —
CNN is reporting that retired General Jim Jones is the leading candidate to become Obama's national security advisor. There is good reason to believe this reporting, given that Jones was one of sixteen names on ...
CNN: Gen. Jones Obama's "Leading Choice" for National Security Adviser
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Two sources close to the Obama transition team say the president-elect has given the impression the retired Marine can have the job if he wants it.
Adds there are still private discussions underway and no final decision has been made. ...
Simple answers to simple questions
Corrente —
... CNN reports that Obama's leading candidate for national security advisor is General Jim JonesMR SUBLIMINAL Nope, not going there. Not even me...., and Chris Bowers ...
Interesting times
Power Line —
... I may well have been wrong in doubting that Barack Obama would nominate Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State. It seems that Politico, Jake Tapper, and CNN are now all reporting that Clinton will, in fact, be offered the position after Thanksgiving. Members of the transition team are saying that Clinton's financial disclosures are satisfactory and the way is clear to tap her for the top job at Foggy Bottom. ...
Will General James Jones Be Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... during the campaign, appears to be Obama’s pick for National Security Adviser. It was never clear about whether the appearance represented an actual or merely de facto endorsement, it did quash buzz that Jones was a potential running mate for Obama. ...
Remainders: Hillary, again
Ben Smith's Blog —
More than 200,000 people have sent in resumes to the transition.
Hard-to-watch/must-watch Palin turkey video.
Jim Jones is very much in the mix.
Memoli makes a great point: Succession is an issue in thinking about appointing senators and governors to the administration.
Obama raised half a billion dollars online.
And a school is renamed for Barack Obama. The first, and I suspect not the last.
Obama pitches in for Chicago's Olympic bid.
The DC Metro prepares for the ...
Jim Jones Leads As Choice For National Security Advisor
Pirate's Cove —
... Is it wrong to be amused that a guy named Jim Jones is in consideration to be Obama’s national security advisor a few days after a ...
Jim Jones Leads As Choice For National Security Advisor
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on November 22, 2008 Is it wrong to be amused that a guy named Jim Jones is in consideration to be Obama’s national security advisor a few days after a ...
Idiot of the Day: James Kirchick (for arguing that Obama has abandoned the Netroots)
The Reaction —
... and James Jones as his NSA, but it's not like his administration will be like Bush's, or that it will be intentionally anti-progressive. If anything, it will be diverse and dynamic, with a great deal for the Netroots to like, including Hillary at State. (Hillary is more hawkish than Obama, yes, but she was supported by many top liberal bloggers, including ...
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National Security Team of Rivals
swampland.blogs.time.com 11/21/2008 — Lots of news from Obamaland on the national security front in the past 24 hours--Hillary Clinton "on track" to become Secretary of State, retired General Jim Jones said to become National Security Adviser (while Republican realist Brent Scowcroft ...
James Jones: Obama's National Security Adviser?
huffingtonpost.com 11/22/2008 — ABC News reports that Barack Obama is close to picking Gen. James Jones as National Security Adviser:
Democratic sources tell ABC News that President-elect Obama appears to be turning to two retired four-stars for his National Security Adviser and ...
The Honeymoon Is Not Quite Over . . .
redstate.com 11/21/2008 —
But while Barack Obama still has a lot of affection among
antiwar types who saw him as a champion of their interests,
that affection seems to be waning somewhat :
Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly
concerned at ...
Obama to Delay Action on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
patterico.com 11/22/2008 — Lonely Man Barack Obama is looking to delay any action on “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” until 2010 . He says he wants to build consensus and consult with military leaders first.
No matter how you feel about the policy, this is ...
Scowcroft Advising Obama
politicalwire.com 11/21/2008 — CNN reports that President-elect Obama "is getting foreign policy advice from an unlikely source: Republican Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser in the first Bush administration."
"Two sources familiar with the conversations confirm ...
James (Not Earl) Jones As National Security Adviser
justoneminute.typepad.com 11/22/2008 — From The Politico: President-elect Barack Obama is close to landing James L. Jones (Times bio), the well-known retired Marine Corps general, as his national security adviser, sources said. Folks hoping for victory in Iraq should be heartened. A bit of...
Clinton and Jones Close to Joining Obama National Security Team
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/22/2008 — By Michael Abramowitz, Shailagh Murray and Anne E. Kornblut President-elect Barack Obama appeared close today to landing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state and retired Marine Gen. James Jones as his national security adviser, ...
James Jones as National Security Adviser? —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
CNN and Politico are both reporting that General James Jones, chairman of the Atlantic Council, is the leading candidate for National Security Advisor in the Obama cabinet.
Two sources close to the Obama transition team tell CNN retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones has emerged as ...
ThinkFast: November 21, 2008 —
Think Progress
President-elect Obama will reportedly nominate Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state after Thanksgiving and may tap ret. Gen. Jim Jones as his National Security Adviser. Obama is “getting foreign policy advice from an unlikely source: Republican Brent Scowcroft , who was national security ...
Taylor Marsh: On Clinton at State —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
by Taylor Marsh
With Clinton "on track" for State, the choice of Gen. Jim Jones for national security advisor adds more strength, but one that will likely cause caterwauling. The pieces of the national security puzzle are fitting slowly into place revealing that President-elect Obama is not ...
Cabinet-Building —
The Page by Mark Halperin
President-elect Obama's team takes shape, with reports of Geithner at Treasury and Clinton at State, along with Richardson at Commerce, Daschle at HHS.
Also reports of retired Marine Gen. James Jones as national security adviser.
NY Times: Choices "suggest that Mr. Obama is ...
Balllllllllllllllllllllllin —
Firedoglake
Gen. Jim Jones is close to getting the job, according to Dave Rogers at Politico . If so, it would be a good choice. With Hillary Clinton very likely to become secretary of state — I’ll have a big piece on that shortly — it’s important to have a national-security adviser with the stature ...
On Hillary at State —
Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
"On track" for Secretary of State.
With Clinton at State, reports saying she’s
accepted , which I frankly never doubted, the choice of Gen. Jim Jones for
national security advisor adds more strength, but one that ...
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War and Piece
Reuters: Ret. Gen. Jim Jones considered for nat'l security advisor....
The Life of a Blogger —
Vodkapundit
David Corn on the Obama transition team:
And then there’s—you know, just in terms of looking at how this bunch may be different than the Bush bunch, which isn’t hard to do, Sarah Sewall is leading the transition’s national security team. She works at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at ...
Transition News 11/21 —
The Stump
Politico says Jim Jones is the
frontrunner for national security adviser.
NYT says Hillary
Clinton is still on the fence about secretary of state--but ABC News says she's in.
Will Obama keep his grassroots
army together?
How think tanks are pushing their to-do lists
on Obama.
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Scowcroft Advising Obama —
The Hollywood Liberal
Scowcroft Advising Obama CNN reports that President-elect Obama "is getting foreign policy advice from an unlikely source: Republican Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser in the first Bush administration." "Two sources familiar with the conversations confirm ...
Only Surprised If You Don't Read TPM ... —
Talking Points Memo
Just out from CNN ...
CNN has learned that President-elect Barack Obama is getting foreign policy advice from an unlikely source: Republican Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser in the first Bush administration.
Two sources familiar with the conversations confirm to CNN that ...
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right —
The Reaction
By Carl I've been noticing a disturbing trend arising on the left , practically ever since Barack Obama received the nomination of the Democratic party: Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be ...
Jim Jones —
Weekly Standard Blog
Yesterday the Washington Post listed General Jim Jones as a contender for the job of national security adviser in an Obama administration -- a rumor that had circulated for some time already. Jones was floated as a potential running mate for Obama early in the general election (this blog ...
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