Reply #37: Not only has he no right to be pissed, but he should be tarred and feathered and...

[TreasonousBastard]

we should thank whatever gods we believe in (or don't) that he wasn't in charge when a real shootin' war was goin' on at sea. How could the pressure of a primary and being "abandoned by the party" cause him to lose it? We had admirals in the 40's who felt the pressure of Yamamoto while seemingly abandoned in the Pacific and didn't lose it.


And now that he opened it up, the honorable Admiral won't follow it up by apologizing for mispeaking about a misunderstanding or telling us just who the hell offered him what job

A real Hobson's choice there-- a renegade Republican who openly switched parties to keep his job and a retired Admiral who doesn't have the sense of a good hunting dog. The ex-Republican, however, did know a little bit about how things work in Washington and could come through in a pinch should he so desire. The retired Admiral so far seems to be less than ready for prime time and the fear is that he will be ineffective and lose his seat in short order.

This is politics, which is not pretty and is not about anything in a civics textbook-- it is about power and how to get things done. The entire point of our Constitution is that you can't trust anyone so there are checks and balances. Does that suck? Yes it sucks, but it was true long before Caesar was stabbed, and it means politicians who can't control their yaps can't get anything done.