Posted on 01/19/2009 12:09:32 PM PST by gondramB
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will sit out Barack Obama's inauguration at an undisclosed location as the "designated successor" in the event of a catastrophe, the White House announced Monday.
While the eyes of the world are glued Tuesday to Obama's historic swearing-in, attended by outgoing US President George W. Bush and both outgoing and incoming senior aides, Gates will stay away, said spokeswoman Dana Perino.
"In order to ensure continuity of government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been designated by the outgoing administration, with the concurrence of the incoming administration, to serve as the designated successor during Inauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20th," Perino said.
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Maybe he'll be hanging out with Machine Gun Cheney. He'll be safe as long as he's behind him. :>)
No flames, please - I like Cheney a lot, and really think that HE should have been CINC for the last 8 years.
Obama places his hand on the bible and Chief Justice says: ... Before we can proceed I require TWO Photo IDs, a Certified Birth Certificate and Proof of Insurance!
That would be the disaster (for Obama) I'd like to hear about!
I could see the PTB exploding a nuke in the middle of the Inauguration with a Police State/gun round up soon to follow. (and the People would demand it)
Everytime I think of Obama taking the Oath I picture that scene from the movie Airplane where the the black dude smacks the the bible and says Aint no thing $hit
LOL. Still, probably more qualified than zero.
“He was a bit nervous on camera for my taste, but he absolutely did the right thing.”
Haig was Chief of Staff at that time. He was a military man, by experience, not a US Conbstitution career scholar.
I agree he did nothing really out of line, based on the situation, and what I mentioned above.
I’m fine with just going with Gates. I like him. Forgetabout Obama.
Sounds like Gates is preparing for a plot out of Clancy’s “Executive Orders”
This ceremony does present terrorists with THE target of opportunity - I pray the Secret Service, cops and military are all their toes.
Thousands could be hurt.
Haig was Secretary of State at the time. He was Nixon’s Chief of Staff.
When Reagan was shot, he was the highest-ranking person in the Executive Branch in DC (Bush was hustled onto AF 2, and was enroute when Haig made that speech).
Agreed. However much we don’t like Obama and those around him, he’s the POTUS starting in about 20 1/2 hours, and I will never wish for him or those around him (let alone lots of folks in a crowd) to be hurt or worse.
I’ll fight those of his policies I think wrong (which will be about 98% of the time), but he will be the POTUS. We, unlike the libs with BDS, should act like mature and moral grown-ups. Don’t worry, there will be time to fight him and his.
AS for as the almost POTUS, I'll wait and see what he DOES, ‘cause up to now, he ain't done much (apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)
AS for as the almost POTUS, I'll wait and see what he DOES, ‘cause up to now, he ain't done much (apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)
Terrorists? Try the ultimate strike for hostile nations as well. Hope the Navy is keeping track of China and Russia's SSBN fleets and nothing is nearby.
“Haig was Secretary of State at the time. He was Nixon’s Chief of Staff.”
I stand humbly corrected.
nobama taking over the whitehouse is a disaster.
“Liberals heads would explode if Gates was left in charge.”
Depending on the disaster, should one strike, ALL the liberals will be there with exploding heads - joining the likes of those they most admire (Vladimir, Josef, Adolf, Benito etc)
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