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Old 06-12-2011, 05:11 PM
 
Location: My little patch of Earth
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Doesn't any of the high position picks get vetted in this administration?

Apparently not.

A short quote:

"Panetta, in short, was a player in the network that sponsored the political career of a young Barack Obama in Chicago. This helps explain why Panetta was picked, seemingly out of nowhere, for the CIA job."

TrevorLoudon.com: New Zeal Blog » Panetta Hearing for SecDef on Thursday: Obama

http://trevorloudon.com/2011/06/will...-leon-panetta/
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Old 06-12-2011, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Neither here nor there
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It's "the Chicago way". Quid pro quo.
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Old 06-12-2011, 05:16 PM
 
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Well, Obama had the SeeEyeEh connection first so he was in a position..........

.......to pay back.
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