Is Gen. Jones the new commander-in-chief?
By JR Hoeft | Sunday, February 8th, 2009 | PolicyPresident Barack Obama appears to have surrendered his executive authority on all national defense matters to Gen. James L. Jones, his National Security Adviser – a post which requires no Senate confirmation.
In an article in today’s Washington Post, Jones details how he is transforming the National Security Council to include more cabinet positions, of which he will preside over. Then, he, and only he, will provide the president with the outcome of those meetings.
Jones, a retired Marine general, made it clear that he will run the process and be the primary conduit of national security advice to Obama….
“The most important thing is that you are in fact the coordinator and you’re the guy around which the meetings occur. When we chair a principals meeting, I’m the chairman,” [Jones said].
Last I checked, wasn’t this called a cabinet meeting? And wasn’t the president supposed to chair those meetings, not an unchecked, unconfirmed adviser?
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4 Responses to "Is Gen. Jones the new commander-in-chief?"
Jones has for some time been the most powerful man in the world, this is nothing new.
I served with Gen. Jones. A good Marine but not the man I would want in that position. That said, Obama could and probably might have done much worse. Just look at his picks. . .Wait until you see who he replaces Ruth Bader Ginsberg with. I shudder.
You guys should read Colin Powell’s biography and find out what happened during the Reagan administration while Colin served as the NSA. I doubt we have to fear as much out of the Obama administration.
Dry, you bet! The one thing no Democrat can do is nominate someone who isn’t going to devoutly, fiercely and unquestionably preserve abortion.
You can cross Democrats on just about any issue, but not that one.
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