Change we can . . . well, you know

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President-elect Obama's choice to be Defense Secretary - Robert Gates, who already is Dick Cheney's Defense Secretary - held a press conference this afternoon.


It was very interesting. The press asked questions. Defense Secretary/Defense Secretary Designate Gates answered them. It was all very low-keyed and polite.  Defense Secretary/Defense Secretary Designate Gates said he really, really respected soon-to-be-ex President Bush. And he said he also really, really respected soon-to-be-President Barack Obama.

Then, answering a question from the Crack Pentagon Press Corp,  Defense Secretary/Defense Secretary Designate Gates said, well, yes, he is a Republican even though he is not political and hasn't been political since a long time ago when he first entered the Foreign Service/Defense Game, er, Profession.

Then Defense Secretary/Defense Secretary Designate Gates allowed as how, yes, there were some differences among the "team" put together by President-elect Obama but, hey, he was certainly glad to serve his country.

It was an, indeed, an interesting press conference. Probably the Pentagon Generals and Real Warriors will now deep-six whatever coup d'etat they might have been considering because Barack Obama is, well, you know, not a . . . veteran. And is a Democrat. And Democrats have this (wrong!) reputation of not loving war and bombing and death and destruction the way Republicans do. So, the Pentagon Generals and Real Warriors went back to Planning Things and Getting Ready for their response to the terror attack s coming our way big time.

And then Defense Secretary/Defense Secretary Designate Gates said thank you and the Crack Pentagon Press Corp said you're welcome and they all went somewhere else.

Change is good.