I was told by my Republican friends that only McCain would protect America. Only he understood national security and defense issues. My Democrat friends told me there was no way Obama would ever choose a Bush guy to run his Defense Department. After all, he was the anti-war candidate and Bush was the war-monger.
I take no pleasure in being right about this.
I wish I were wrong.
I wish the American people had a real choice in 2008.
But we didn’t. The fix was in. Either way, the “permanent establishment” was going to be running the government.
What you see happening with these Cabinet appointments is the proof of what I said.
And I’m still wondering what these guys mean when they talk about a “civilian national security force.” I have a feeling no matter what it is, I won’t like it.