[Secret Agent Man]

He couldn’t work for a person he believes is an idiot/political hack.

[keat]

He couldn’t work for a person he believes is an idiot/political hack.

That can't be it, he's been working for Hagel the last couple of years.

[neocon1984]

Kirby seemed like a political hack to me. Maybe he was forced into flacking for this appalling administration.

[laplata]

He couldn’t work for a person he believes is an idiot/political hack.

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What? He worked for Hagel and Obama for a long time.

Seems that he had no choice in the matter.

[rcofdayton]

Ashton Carter is no idiot. He is one of those people who make a career out of DoD and defense industries and think tanks. He has been in a variety of DoD positions and I never heard any complaint that he was a political hack. I work in DoD in the acquisition area and I would have heard if he were that kind of a guy. In spite of his desires, Obama actually made a good selection.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

‘zackly.