tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1484370805290096597..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: For the Record on the Other "Other Woman"Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75707254632784865092012-11-14T15:51:21.280-05:002012-11-14T15:51:21.280-05:00Paula's true intent and background should cert...Paula's true intent and background should certainly be discussed more, and I am not seeing it brought up anywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75286187742035154802012-11-12T22:10:04.438-05:002012-11-12T22:10:04.438-05:00Petraeus has three major strikes against him in th...Petraeus has three major strikes against him in the eyes of the powers that be:<br />1) He's a General with a positive reputation<br />2) Though he's no Ghandi - he's a pretty straight arrow as Generals go, not a guy who would condone some of the things the agency likes to do, but one who may choose to turn a blind eye in order to pick his battles. <br />3) He didn't leave gov'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37552719245571043322012-11-12T17:33:06.656-05:002012-11-12T17:33:06.656-05:00Broadwell's maiden name is Franz, which may or...Broadwell's maiden name is Franz, which may or may not be Jewish. The actor Dennis Franz is Jewish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30375285124918231642012-11-12T10:44:33.858-05:002012-11-12T10:44:33.858-05:00But what was in it for Broadwell herself? Why woul...But what was in it for Broadwell herself? Why would she sacrifice everything she'd worked for to bring down Petraeus? Is she Jewish? Do we know anything about her views toward Israel?<br /><br />There are so many players involved here that a number of scenarios are plausible. One thing I do know is that a man as powerful as the CIA director doesn't lose his job over an affair unless Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29437773624374043192012-11-12T09:55:34.221-05:002012-11-12T09:55:34.221-05:00Back to Watergate, what did the President know and...Back to Watergate, what did the President know and when? Otherwise, European soaps are more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53378386699574894502012-11-12T09:48:44.198-05:002012-11-12T09:48:44.198-05:00Would appear the fame and adulation Petraeus recei...Would appear the fame and adulation Petraeus received went to his head. The aging, average looking (said charitably) wife that stood by her man over the years was no match for a couple of younger 'comely' women making themselves available; even a super General is easily drawn in.<br /><br />Still more reason than ever to devolve money and power from government, which has been proven to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56757897857776314432012-11-12T09:40:23.645-05:002012-11-12T09:40:23.645-05:00Am I the only one who is troubled by the fact that...Am I the only one who is troubled by the fact that a super-duper-spymaster-head-of-the-CIA can have his email read by anyone other than himself? Did he not even use encryption? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56876989672805236612012-11-12T09:00:49.797-05:002012-11-12T09:00:49.797-05:00You sure you aren't reading from a story about...You sure you aren't reading from a story about 17th century European court politics, or maybe the script for a soon to be made for TV drama?geoihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228052543574335663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25988115470122234402012-11-12T08:45:46.491-05:002012-11-12T08:45:46.491-05:00really good stuffreally good stuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com