“”We do not have, at 12 o’clock today, a secretary of Defense,” Reid said. “It’s tragic they’ve decided to filibuster this qualified nominee — it is really unfortunate.” “ BULLSH!T! This guy would just move up to “Acting” DecDef:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Carter
Ashton would be a MUCH better pick as SecDef than Pannetta was or Hagal is!
To say that Carter is more qualified than Pvt. Goober is the understatement of the year. Goober has a BA in history, that’s it. He has also has no experience whatsover in military affairs. None. Nadda. Compare Pvt Goober’s resume’ to Carter’s. Like I said before Goober’s nomination was payback for trashing Bush for eight years and supporting the Kenyan King not once, but twice.
“Carter received bachelor’s degrees in physics and in medieval history from Yale University, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. He received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
In 1972, Carter graduated from Abington High School in Abington, PA where he had been President of the Honor Society”