tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post2107017353422308660..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Petraeus in 2012?George Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-87539866363591257692009-10-07T16:38:35.040-04:002009-10-07T16:38:35.040-04:00Wesley Clark is not well respected among his forme...Wesley Clark is not well respected among his former collegians in the military. That may suggest why he lost early on.Kennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643230729384629913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-75615572704816673222009-10-07T00:16:45.226-04:002009-10-07T00:16:45.226-04:00ExRat,
Right back at you about the Repubs lack of...ExRat,<br /><br />Right back at you about the Repubs lack of a killer instinct.tfhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056518846851745411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-87582040797821667002009-10-06T19:35:39.059-04:002009-10-06T19:35:39.059-04:00If he really doesn't want the job, the Repubs ...If he really doesn't want the job, the Repubs shouldn't push him. In my view, the Repubs haven't fielded a candidate who acted like he wanted to win the election since Reagan. None of them seem to have "fire in the belly." <br /><br />I second tfhr's second paragraph (12:20 AM)ExRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995749194293227038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-21417512267192249022009-10-06T12:06:09.991-04:002009-10-06T12:06:09.991-04:00Twas the suspected bid by Schwartzkopf that made a...Twas the suspected bid by Schwartzkopf that made a few tremble... Somehow I might have voted for the Perot ticket if Admiral Stockdale were its head.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627617303009228206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-71054556941271852782009-10-06T00:20:43.610-04:002009-10-06T00:20:43.610-04:00I'm not a big fan for generals as President. ...I'm not a big fan for generals as President. I can think of one notable exception but the truth is that the traits that make the best generals are seldom interchangeable with the term "best politician". As it should be.<br /><br />I like Petraeus and I would feel comfortable with him serving the country in other ways, if that's what he chose to do, but I'd hate to see him rolling around in the pig sty that doubles as our government.tfhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056518846851745411noreply@blogger.com