Gates Says Biden, Clinton Would Make Good Presidents

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

CAITLIN MACNEAL – JANUARY 12, 2014, 2:23 PM EST

Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates, who wrote critically about Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on Sunday said both would make good presidents.

"Actually, yeah I think she would," Gates said in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" when asked if Hillary Clinton would make a good commander-in-chief. When asked about Biden, Gates also said he would also do well in the role. "I suppose to be even-handed I would have to say I suppose he would," he said.

Gates, who in his book said Biden was "wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades," conceded that he sometimes agreed with the Vice President. And Gates had additional praise for Clinton.

"The thing that I like best about Secretary Clinton, other than the fact that she has a great sense of humor, was she's very tough-minded," he said.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Right. He also thought Poppy Bush and Junior were good Presidents, I'm sure.

I agree, Hillary's very tough-minded. No one will ever deter her from pursuing what is best for Hillary Clinton.

[Beacool]

2. That's your opinion.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. I think Biden would make a very good president.

[TwilightGardener]

9. My point is, Gates is talking out of his ass and has no credibility.

He was behind, or supported, many bad foreign policy decisions over the decades. And after saying Biden was wrong for forty years (which isn't remotely true), Gates now says he'd make a good President? WTF?

[Drunken Irishman]

10. Of course. He's doing damage control now.

[JI7]

16. he is trying to sell a book and they need these "controversies" for the media to hype up

to get attention.

unfortunately most of these books these days are about just making money and too tabloid like.

one could actually learn a lot from someone like him and have serious discussions on things he dealt with instead of all the gossip type crap the media loves to do these days.

[elleng]

26. Unfortunately the book publisher and publicist created this controversy,

not at all natural from what's actually IN the book, from what I understand from people who've read it and who know a thing or two. Publicity-hunters fomented the controversies in order to sell books.

[Beacool]

3. Well, one thing at least is clear.

If Hillary runs there's no reasonable Republican who can claim that she doesn't meet the requirements to be the CIC. Although they'll repeat the word "Benghazi" like a mantra.

[marmar]

4. Sorry Bob. It's time for a paradigm shift.

[L0oniX]

5. Someone asked if we care what he says???

[ReRe]

14. Exactly what I said to myself...

... "Who the fuck cares what Gates thinks?" Gates has absolutely no credibility, and I was sorely disappointed when PO kept him on when he became President. Coming out with this book proves that he has no credibility. He's just another Cheney, criticizing the current office and cabinet of the President.

[hrmjustin]

7. I love Hillary as well but I don't care what he thinks.

[Orsino]

8. Nonetheless, either of them might do a good job. n/t

[blkmusclmachine]

11. One Third Way'er stroking another Third Way'er...

[Jackpine Radical]

12. Hey, that's good enough for me.

Good enough to cause me to send more money to Liz Warren, that is.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. Sure they would. They're white.

[Beacool]

17. What does that have to do with anything?

He was responding to a question.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. As someone else here said, this guy considers Dubya to be superior to Obama....

In WHAT?

[Beacool]

19. I wouldn't expect a different answer from a Republican.

Which is maybe one reason why Obama shouldn't have appointed him SOD.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. Smugness is all part of being a Republican....

It's completely unrelated to actual talent.

[olegramps]

15. Why Obama retained him after he was involved in the Bush fiasco had me wondering.

What a two faced mealy mouth creep. He is a walking breathing contradiction. Just another little stab in the back Republican asshole.
He really thinks he is hot sh$t and he is nothing but a cold turd on a paper plate.

[davidpdx]

20. On Biden he seems to be talking out both sides of his mouth

He said in his book that Biden had gotten almost every major foreign policy decision wrong, then turns around and says he'd be a good president. I just don't buy him taking a 180 on whether Biden is qualified. He discredits himself.

As for Clinton, our party shouldn't be listening to people like Gates who 1) is a Republican; 2) has said nasty petty things about the current administration.

[cprise]

22. Gates and Bill Clinton think the poor should eat insects.

(Bill Gates, that is...)

[ronnie624]

23. There's no doubt about it.

Either would advance the current political/economic paradigm, just fine.

[tavernier]

24. The only one who ends up looking foolish

because of this book is the author. I'm surprised this man can pick a pair of shoes to wear each morning as he changes his mind every ten minutes.

[NorthCarolina]

25. I can certainly understand why a Republican would feel that way. nt

[nikto]

27. Biden/Warren works for me

And with Warren as VP, Biden would have total "assassination insurance" from
Corporate operatives/Elite skullduggery.

Biden is strong on foreign policy, and he could delegate certain powerful
domestic duties and oversights for Warren (like overseeing how well social programs are working,
pushing for and overseeing more infrastructure spending,
going after bad corporate behavior, making sure key regulatory agencies
are actually doing their jobs, etc etc).

[Fearless]

28. He's looking for a job.

[hrmjustin]

29. Clinton-Brown works for me.