Gates had an interview done recently on C-Span and revealed
a lot about government and the military. But one small and peripheral
discussion was telling.
He had a number of talks with Harry Reid. The well known one is Reid's urging Gates to do research on irritable bowel disease. But another, less known, discussion involved Reid's improbable suggestion that Gates be a vice-presidential candidate with Obama. He then asked if Gates was a Republican and Gates said he was not. Reid's next question was: What was his opinion on abortion?
Abortion?He had a number of talks with Harry Reid. The well known one is Reid's urging Gates to do research on irritable bowel disease. But another, less known, discussion involved Reid's improbable suggestion that Gates be a vice-presidential candidate with Obama. He then asked if Gates was a Republican and Gates said he was not. Reid's next question was: What was his opinion on abortion?
Now Reid has always been a bit of a mystery to me. I rarely have heard him insightful or profound. But he is the majority leader of the Senate; people see something in him. This sequence of questions implies some very strange priorities in the thinking of government leaders.
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