re: #458 Gus 802

Leon Panetta has been with the CIA for two years. Far more than Cheney who was only a congressman before being nominated as SecDef. John Tower who was selected but rejected by the Senate was largely a Senator and having been only a Seaman during WWII. Nope. I don’t see a problem here.

I don’t necessarily have a problem either but I would like to hear the presidents reasoning beyond a soundbite. According to Politico the problem seems to be there aren’t a whole lot of defense minded dems. I can think of at least 2 off the top of my head with Jim Webb being the best option.