Posted on 12/01/2008 1:18:22 PM PST by mdittmar
National security team nominees are prepared to meet today's challenges and tomorrow's emerging threats, U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Monday.
"I hope and believe that the American people will come to feel as I do that we brought together one of the most talented national security teams ever assembled," Biden said at a news conference in Chicago, during which President-elect Barack Obama introduced his national security team. "A team prepared to meet the serious challenges we face today and the emerging threats that will confront us tomorrow."
Obama designated Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state and said he asked Robert Gates to continue as defense secretary. Obama also named Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as homeland security secretary, Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations and retired U.S. Marine Gen. Jim Jones as his national security adviser.
Each nominee "has a clear understanding of the forces that are shaping this new century and the lives of our fellow Americans," Biden said. "Each member shares our conviction that strength and wisdom must go hand in hand. Each member believes, as we do, that America's security is not a partisan issue."
He's the "leak" part of the team.
Actually, I think they're working on a way to shut him up.
Has Biden noticed that he has pretty much been excluded?
“Has Biden noticed that he has pretty much been excluded?”
Yeah, Biden was a little hurt to learn that his Secret Service code name is “Token.”
“Well, “The Best and the Brightest” was already taken. By the einsteins who gave us VietNam.”
Bingo. Next Biden will be saying that NYC getting nuked was a good thing. Reduce traffic congestion.
I thought it was “Plugs.”
The best and brightest
It was for a while, but that was too close to Hillarys.
Should we start a pool of where and when the first terrorist attack will be in the US after the coronation of Osama?
Put me in for Los Angeles 4-19-09.
“Stand up Joe!! Oh, what am I talking about?”
The False Messiah could make a Hot Pocket Sec of State and a Wheat Thin as Attorney General and Plugs would be calling them the most talented ever.
Hey Joe! That 6-month test you told us about in the campaign is coming up real soon! Hope your team is ready for it.
My prediction - there’s going to be a lot of in-fighting amongst this crowd, and Obama will tell them to “call me if I’m needed”.
Meanwhile, Barry will be scheduling who gets to use the White House tennis courts ala Jimmy Carter.
Ok. I give up. 4-19-09 rings a bell but for the life of me I can't remember why.
I’d prefer a foodstuffs in my Cabinet to rodents.
Ok. I give up. 4-19-09 rings a bell but for the life of me I can't remember why.
The crazies usually do terrorist like things on Patriots Day (4-19). Oklahoma City bombing and Columbine shootings were on 4-19.
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