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Reid admits he called generals "incompetent" |
2007-06-15 |
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed Thursday that he told liberal bloggers last week that he thinks outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace is "incompetent." Reid also disparaged Army Gen. David Petraeus, head of Multinational Forces in Iraq. But Reid, whose comments to bloggers first appeared in The Politico, also told reporters: "I think we should just drop it." This is significant only because some of the |
Posted by:Mike |
#7 Update: Michael Goldfarb at The Weekly StandardDissecting the controversy . . . over Harry Reid calling Generals Pace and Petraeus "incompetent," a few unresolved questions jump out. First off, the "progressive" bloggers with whom Reid was speaking seem to have no idea exactly what was said on the call. A few of them say they don't remember the senator making any such statement, and one of them "flatly denies" it ever happened. . . . |
Posted by: Mike 2007-06-15 12:14 |
#6 I will only drop it when Reid is dropped. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2007-06-15 11:33 |
#5 Dems definition of incompetence and the reason they were to filibuster Gen. Pace's reappointment: "My upbringing is such that I believe that there are certain things, certain types of conduct that are immoral," Pace told the Tribune. "I believe that military members who sleep with other military members' wives are immoral in their conduct." Pace also told the paper, "I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral, and that we should not condone immoral acts. "So the 'don't ask, don't tell' [policy] allows an individual to serve the country ... if we know about immoral acts, regardless of committed by who, then we have a responsibility. "I do not believe that the armed forces are well served by saying through our policies that it's OK to be immoral in any way, not just with regards to homosexual acts," the Joint Chiefs chairman said. "So from that standpoint, saying that gays should serve openly in the military to me says that we, by policy, would be condoning what I believe is immoral activity," he added. No wonder leftists and muslims are allied. Both their worlds revolve around their pricks. |
Posted by: ed 2007-06-15 10:49 |
#4 I wonder who Harry considers "competent"? There's a scary thought... |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-06-15 09:44 |
#3 A politician with a 19% approval rating passes opinion on competency. This HAS to be comedy. It's like he's playing straight man for another Dennis Miller rant. The more Reid acts like a fool, the more he's fun to watch. And to think: HE is the standard bearer of the Democrat party. |
Posted by: Occasional poster 2007-06-15 09:12 |
#2 Every time he makes headlines, I think, "He can go any lower", but he does. This, however, is not low, it's just moronically, mind-numbingly stupid. |
Posted by: Bobby 2007-06-15 09:04 |
#1 "I think we should just drop it." Yeah, of course. And the press will dutifully drop it. |
Posted by: eLarson 2007-06-15 08:03 |