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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (138047)	9/21/2008 12:52:31 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

It was James Johnson who is the former head of FNM who headed Obama's VP selection team (and Kerry's too). He is a Democratic insider, worked for Mondale, moved from his office to FNM. Hard to keep these guys straight. At any rate, FNM was run by Democratic insiders and many of those insiders are now supporting and contributing to OBama. Top Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008 1. Dodd, Christopher J, D-CT 2. Kerry, John, D-MA 3. Obama, Barack, D-IL 4. Clinton, Hillary, D-NY Source. N.B.: Senator Dodd is Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. gregmankiw.blogspot.com

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (138047)	9/21/2008 1:22:05 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Surge Protector By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY \| Posted Friday, September 19, 2008 4:20 AM PT War On Terror: Arguably the greatest American general since Patton, David Petraeus has taken over Central Command. Obama wants a surge in Afghanistan. We're sending the architect of the victory on Iraq he opposed. When they met in Baghdad in July, it's been reported that Sen. Obama gave Gen. Petraeus some advice — namely that some U.S. forces should be pulled out of Iraq and deployed to Afghanistan. Obama has always been for pulling out of Iraq, and we and the people of Iraq are grateful President Bush and Gen. Petraeus didn't take that advice. On Wednesday, Petraeus officially took over Central Command, or CENTCOM, which puts him in charge of the U.S. military in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He passed the flag of his old job — commander of the multinational force in Iraq — to Gen. Ray Odierno, who led the 4th Infantry Division during the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. In the 19 months Petraeus called shots on the ground in Iraq, he lifted that country from chaos to a functioning democracy where children walk safely to school, civilians stroll past stocked businesses and old men sit at cafes talking politics. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, presiding at Petraeus' retirement ceremony in Baghdad, told the story of the best decision a commander in chief has made since Lincoln sacked McClellan, put Grant in charge and pointed Sherman in the direction of Atlanta. Of Iraq, Gates said: "Darkness had descended on the land; merchants of chaos were gaining strength. Death was commonplace, and people around the world were wondering whether any strategy would work." It was the day before a new Gettysburg. After Petraeus took charge, Gates noted: "Slowly, but inexorably, the tide began to turn, our enemies took a fearsome beating they will not soon forget. Fortified by our own people and renewed commitment, the soldiers of Iraq found new courage and confidence. And the people of Iraq, resilient and emboldened, rose up to take back their country." With the surge devised by Petraeus, the cavalry had arrived. It's a strategy that will be studied by militaries worldwide for generations. It was brilliant in its simplicity. Instead of attack and return, attack and hold. Don't just fight the alligators; drain the swamp. When Petraeus testified before Congress last September on the surge's progress, most refused to believe his realistic but optimistic report. Those who equated Iraq with the Vietnam "quagmire" thought we were being told once again about the light at the end of the tunnel. A few short months later, even Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., conceded: "I think the surge is working." The surge not only won battles. It also convinced Iraqis that we weren't going anywhere, and under that umbrella of security remarkable things began to happen. Sunnis and Shiites realized the enemies weren't the Americans or each other. They were the jihadists who brought nothing but violence, tyranny and oppression. That led to what would be called the Anbar Awakening, although Obama would have us believe it was just coincidence. U.S. forces recently turned over Anbar province, which before Petraeus was the worst of the worst, to Iraqi security forces. Barack Obama opposed the surge while John McCain courageously bet his political future on it, saying he'd rather lose a race than lose a war. We hope Obama will keep his advice to himself, and the American people will choose McCain as Petraeus' new boss.

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (138047)	9/21/2008 8:27:27 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 173976

Yep...it was Johnson...another FNMA insider...what I read in the WaPO was incorrect....