Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Finally, A Person to Look Up To
Whenever I see Bob Gates on television, I always think the same damn thing - namely, of just how infinitely better he is than his predecessor, Rumsfeld, was. I was particularly moved by that piece on him on "60 Minutes". I mean, talk about a sober and honest portrayal. I was especially struck by his response to that final question; "So, do you enjoy your job?" After reflecting for a few seconds/gathering himself, he proceeded to talk about the burdens - the penultimate, of course, his responsibility for having to tell family members about the death of their loved ones. His final words were, "No, to answer your question, I don't particularly enjoy my job." Wow, huh? Compare THAT to some of the stuff that Mr. Rumsfeld uttered, I dare you.
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A decent and intelligent man in the highest levels of government?
He's got to be crazy somehow to work around those collection of weasels and fools.
If I were Obama, I'd do whatever I could to keep him around. Jim Jones, too.
Even putting policy aside, I just didn't like Rumsfeld's cavalier attitude regarding warfare. It especially gnawed at me near the end of his tenure.
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