Actually, what kos said was "the problem with putting a Republican at secretary of defense (or in the intelligence agencies) is that it reinforces the bullshit notion that only Republicans can be effective stewards of our national defense."
Regardless of whether kos is "hyper-partisan" or not (and hell, I'm as lefty as they come, and I'd call him pretty darn "hyper-partisan"; you don't go to kos for unbiased reporting, and I generally don't go to kos at all), he brings up a fine point here: through hawkish stances and a masterful PR policy, the GOP has convinced Americans that the Dems are soft as silk on national defense. Leaving the semi-competent Robert Gates in SECDEF would not only further that image, it would validate the Bush Admin's failed policies. We need someone else.
Of course, that doesn't change the fact that if the supremely talented author of the Powell Doctrine, Ret. General Colin Powell wanted the job, I'd be one of the first to jump up and salute, Republican or not. The man has the chops, and he has the will.
Maybe, though, I'm just a little confused: do you really think someone like kos matters in the greater scheme of things? I think he's as irrelevant as LGF and Den Beste, only slightly more relevant than Malkin, Coulter, Wonkette, Drudge, and Knowles, somewhat less relevant than Huffington, and significantly less relevant than Sullivan. Am I somehow being naive here?
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Regardless of whether kos is "hyper-partisan" or not (and hell, I'm as lefty as they come, and I'd call him pretty darn "hyper-partisan"; you don't go to kos for unbiased reporting, and I generally don't go to kos at all), he brings up a fine point here: through hawkish stances and a masterful PR policy, the GOP has convinced Americans that the Dems are soft as silk on national defense. Leaving the semi-competent Robert Gates in SECDEF would not only further that image, it would validate the Bush Admin's failed policies. We need someone else.
Of course, that doesn't change the fact that if the supremely talented author of the Powell Doctrine, Ret. General Colin Powell wanted the job, I'd be one of the first to jump up and salute, Republican or not. The man has the chops, and he has the will.
Maybe, though, I'm just a little confused: do you really think someone like kos matters in the greater scheme of things? I think he's as irrelevant as LGF and Den Beste, only slightly more relevant than Malkin, Coulter, Wonkette, Drudge, and Knowles, somewhat less relevant than Huffington, and significantly less relevant than Sullivan. Am I somehow being naive here?