at some point i m glad to see he has enough self-respect to say you know what, i can t do this any more. michael points out, he didn t have a constituency. that s what it seemed he was missing. like he was going to be fine, but nobody was enthused. african americans in one place, i mean, just nobody was for rahm, they were for somebody else. the old mario cuomo thing, you can t paint in poetry, you govern in prose. he is a tech no krat in an age in a city chuck, there are big issues in that city. more importantly to the point about constituency, the black community has had enough. stick around. up ahead, critical mass for democrats. get it? today s primary message in massachusetts could give a clear picture of what the 2020 presidential primaries will look like. be right back. l look like
and we ll hear what hagel has to say when he s freed from the constraints of being a current administration official. i certainly think it is something that ash carter should he be confirmed will face a challenge he is said to have an excellent relationship with the white house chief of staff, den nix mcdonough, and he s also somebody that doesn t come to the job as a bold-faced name the way that gates, panetta and hagel did ash carter is somebody not with a national reputation. he has an excellent reputation as a tech no krat, as a defense intellectual, if you will, he is somebody that nose the pentagon very well having served as deputy secretary of defense but he s not somebody that necessarily might even though he is said to have a very healthy sense of ego and confidence and will push back, he s not somebody to that necessarily has the standing to get into a fight with the white house if you will. he s not somebody that already
this country. they could pass something that wouldn t fly earlier. the president said i willwritten rip up this executive order, just pass something, perhaps they really like. it puts the president in a very bad position if they pass the bill t. wall street editorial board also wrote this. a technocrat for defense. president obama is widely expected to nominate ashton carder, which we know now is a defense secretary later this woke a. choice that would likely insure a smooth confirmation if congress and easy transition at the pentagon. the largest question is whether a tech no krat can do more than mind the store while the white house conducts its meandering foreign policy. let s just stop. what? i have a page 6 item i want to get through. what. there will be a fun fight over the agency. we should read this for a second. what? talk about what a horrible job being barak obama s secretary of defense i believe