To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (491654 ) 6/19/2012 6:17:54 PM From: Brian Sullivan 2 Recommendations Respond to of 793990 > Mr. Donilon, in effect, is the hero of the book, as well as the commenter of record on events. He has also been fingered as "the leaker" because of his relationship with Defence Secretary Robert Gates: PAT CADDELL, FORMER DEMOCRATIC POLLSTER: I'll make news -- the culprit is clear. It's Tom Donilon, the National Security adviser. Tom Donilon is a political hack. He was a political operative. He was the delegate counter for Carter and then Mondale. And he is now running around -- he was also the guy working with Jim Johnson, corrupting Fannie Mae. And somehow, he is National Security adviser and he is known in Washington as the leaker in chief .CADDELL: I didn't say I definitively know. I said I definitively know who it was. You know, there is a difference. Look, you know, Dianne Feinstein -- and remember, this is not any ordinary leagues, this is as she said putting American foreign policy and American lives in jeopardy. The New York Times reviewed Mr. Sanger's book by Thomas Ricks, who is one of the Pulitzer Prize winning Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post foreign expert, defense expert. In his interview, in his review in the New York Times, he says, "And throughout Mr. Sanger's clearly enjoyed great access to senior White House officials, most notably Tom Donilon. Mr. Donilon is in fact the hero of the book as well as the chief commentator and records of events," and knows all about this stuff. When Gates, when we have the disclosure of Seal Team 6, Robert Gates went to the White House, saw Tom Donilon, and said I have a communication strategy. You know what it is? Keep your f'ing mouth shut. This stuff -- Tom Donilon is known for this. He is political operative, as you heard in my remarks. When you think of a job that's been held by George Bundy, Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, you know, the whole host of people, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell -- this is a person whose job was to be a delegate counter. And is a political person. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2012/06/12/national-security-adviser-tom-donilon-white-house-leaker-chief#ixzz1yHQZ5FBX