Obama to Keep Gates at Defense??

This is from The London Times, so...

In defiance of traditional party labels, Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, may ask the defence secretary of President George W Bush to stay on if he wins the White House.

Obama’s top foreign policy and national security advisers are pressing the case for keeping Robert Gates at the Pentagon after he won widespread praise for his performance. The move would be in keeping with Obama’s desire to appoint a cabinet of all the talents.

Well, shit, Dick Cheney is all comfortable over at the Naval Observatory, why not just keep him on??

James Carafano, a defence expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, said Obama would be making a "smart move" if he asked Gates to carry on. "He has clearly adopted a mainstream course on national security that would be acceptable to either McCain or Obama."

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If the Heritage Foundation is for it...

Obama has previously told The Sunday Times he is interested in appointing independent Republican figures such as Senator Chuck Hagel to his cabinet. Hagel, who opposed the Iraq war, is still considered a leading contender for defence secretary or another prominent post.

Who else should a Non-Democrat Administration keep on??

Maybe we could bring "Heckofajob" Brownie back from exile.