Obama Takes A Page From Mayor Giuliani

You usually don't put the names of these two fellows, Obama and Giuliani, in the same sentence. But, they do share at least one trait. They understand the importance of keeping the spot light on themselves. Sharing is good in kindergarten, but it won't do in politics.

Remember our NY mayor firing Bill Bratton, his police commissioner? It was ostensibly over Bratton having taken some trips which were paid for by various companies. And, then, too, he took an advance on a book he was to write. But, these infractions, if they were infractions, were truly trivial. No, the reason he was fired was because he was taking too much credit for the reduction in crime in the Big Apple. Bratton should have realized that when you work for Giuliani whatever good you do must be credited to the Mayor.

And, for those same reasons, Gen. Petraeus was moved from his command and nominated to head the CIA. Leon Panetta, former head of the CIA was nominated to the position of Secretary of Defense, Gates' old job. All this just prior to the operation against Osama bin Laden. An operation that Obama knew was in the last stages of its implementation.

These men, and most notably, Petraeus, were highly instrumental in locating and dispatching Osama bin Laden. Sure, they were working under the authority of Obama, just as Bratton was working under the authority of Giuliani, but it was they, and the men and women under their command, who had done all the work preparing for this important and highly successful operation. It is these men and women who should be taking the bow.

As I see it, Petraeus should have been made Secretary of Defense. That's not to suggest that Panetta didn't do a good job as Director of the CIA. But, clearly, Petraeus has a far more extensive background in matters of defense. Then again, I suppose Hillary Clinton still doesn't quite trust Petraeus.

I don't really listen all that much to Limbaugh, but I read where he had said something to the effect that wasn't it great that we had a president like Obama, who was able to discover where Obama was hiding. Wasn't it great that we had a president who knew that we would be best served by assembling a special team of U.S. Seals to go in there and get Osama out; preferably dead. Osama knew that hitting the place with a missile might not establish the proof we wanted of Osama's death.

What's really weird is that some commentators actually didn't realize that Limbaugh's remarks were all tongue-in-cheek.