Gates said he would find it “a challenge” to stay through Obama’s first term in office

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Gates said he had “no date in mind” for his departure.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aehmlRXgKi2o&refer=home

[mdmc]

1. pack yuor bags bitch

shouldn't be there anyway

[tangent90]

6. I can't imagine who picked him. It's just nuts.

:shrug:

[Taverner]

2. Well yeah, the GOP is doing purity tests

And the fact that he's working with "the enemy" means they will start digging up crap on him...

[Orrex]

3. Buy a Mac

Oh, you mean the other Gates.

[joeybee12]

4. I got a date in mind for you -- tomorrow! n/t

[spanone]

5. good....the farther our foreign policy gets from jr* the better

[Pab Sungenis]

7. Who asked you to?

It's one of the worst kept secrets that you're just keeping the seat warm for a year until Wesley Clark is legally eligible for the job. Shut up and get back to work.

[Spazito]

11. Yep, that's my thought AND hope...

it makes sense to just leave him there until the 10 years retired dictate is done re Wes Clark. Love your "Shut up and get back to work"! It's perfect.

[Whoa_Nelly]

8. Biggest laugh riot line in the article

“As I said in the last administration, for the first time in American history you had a secretary of state and secretary of defense both with doctorates in Russian history, and we didn’t have a clue what was going on,” said Gates, 65, referring to himself and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Condi and her ability to speak Russian, too! Dang!

Gates is now totally lost and confused. Poor baby! :rofl:

[indepat]

9. Surely the President will find it challenging each and every day just keeping Gates on

:P

[davidwparker]

10. then Gates should just leave and take Petraeus with him.