Sec. Gates is a major disappointment. Sec. Rumsfeld was the wrong man for that war, but he was, and is, a patriot. This President has had the worst record in appointments of anyone I can remember. And did Gates HAVE to come from Texas? What is it about the Bush Family and its fixation on Texas? Bring on Newt! You’ll see superb appointments, particularly the appointment of a strong Sec. of Defense.