In This article the paper of record talks about how much General Petraeus is missing in the debate as if Generals are partisan politicians. They talk about him as if it was confirmed that he was a Republican.
did anyone ask the general if he was? The author of the article does not even give an unconfirmed allegation that the general is a republican.
instead the author in obsessed with what the white house thinks of Petraeus. This is an article written for the sole consumption of the GOP. to bait it and float Petraeus as their candidate in 2012.
Obama is not using Petraeus as a political prop so that means according to the author
The change has fueled speculation in Washington about whether General Petraeus might seek the presidency in 2012.
notice how they are constructing this narrative of a rivalry between the president as his subordinates, just to stoke some GOP fire.
the White House, which does not want pressure from military superstars and is wary of the general’s ambitions in particular.
further down the author uses someone else to re-sates what the anonymous aids that hinted at
"It is other people who are looking at his popularity and saying that he would be a good presidential candidate, and I think rightly that makes the administration a little suspicious of him."
notice how the author is actually having an orgasmic fantasy about Petraeus running for Office... here two she hints that the white house is nervous about the general running for office, because if you associate with Bush because Bush wants to use to boost his credibility and John McCain likes you.... then you must be a REPUBLICAN.
What is clear is that General Petraeus’s relationship with Mr. Obama is nothing like his bond with Mr. Bush, who went mountain biking with the general in Washington last fall, or with Mr. Obama’s opponent in the 2008 presidential campaign, Senator John McCain of Arizona, whose aides briefly floated the general’s name last year as a possible running mate.
By then the general had been talked about as a potential presidential candidate himself, which still worries some political aides at the White House
see if you can see the wink (NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!!)
General Petraeus’s advisers say that to preserve a sense of military impartiality, he has not voted since at least 2003, and that he is not sure if he is still registered in New Hampshire, where he and his wife own property. The general has been described as a Republican, including in a lengthy profile in The New Yorker magazine last year. But a senior military official close to him said last week that he could not confirm the general’s political party
This is nothing short than a launching of a USS-Petraeus to the GOP rescue. I am just sitting here contemplating how long would it take the GOP to start an adopt a general program.
finally she has a quote from Senator Lindsey Graham republican from "South Africa" saying
"He understands the Congress better than any military commander I’ve ever met,"
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she ends by reveling how Bush used the general's good reputation to sell the wars
But until the president makes a decision, and determines if he wants to deploy General Petraeus to help sell it, the commander is keeping his head down. "He knows how to make his way through minefields like this," said Jack Keane, the former vice chief of staff of the Army.
seriously could you blame the lunatic right if they have fantasies about military take over, when you have liberals papers threatening the president to either use the generals or get ready for them running for office.
is it not a good thing that Obama is not politicing the military, he is not using them to sell the war or anything else.
you can find the article
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