Governor, but we didnt have it then. But i think if you look at the way you also used digital media, the white house photographer was still taking still photos in 20012003 and we didnt change that until 2004. And i still dont understand facebook. Ronald christie on twitter. And how could we utilize this technology with the staff. And you notice president obama caries a blackberry and president bush did not. President obama uses email, president bush did not. So i think by the time you get into 2006, 2007, the white house staff was a lot more sophisticated in dealing with the emerging technology but for our cousins now in the Obama Administration, it is night and day, the Technology Capabilities that they have and the tools they have at their disposal to get their message out versus what we had. Um, mike hayden, who was one of bushs cia directors gave an interesting talk earlier today about the cross roads of of change that is going on in terms of security end of all of this. And it str
Governor, but we didnt have it then. But i think if you look at the way you also used digital media, the white house photographer was still taking still photos in 20012003 and we didnt change that until 2004. And i still dont understand facebook. Ronald christie on twitter. And how could we utilize this technology with the staff. And you notice president obama caries a blackberry and president bush did not. President obama uses email, president bush did not. So i think by the time you get into 2006, 2007, the white house staff was a lot more sophisticated in dealing with the emerging technology but for our cousins now in the Obama Administration, it is night and day, the Technology Capabilities that they have and the tools they have at their disposal to get their message out versus what we had. Um, mike hayden, who was one of bushs cia directors gave an interesting talk earlier today about the cross roads of of change that is going on in terms of security end of all of this. And it str
Governor, but we didnt have it then. But i think if you look at the way you also used digital media, the white house photographer was still taking still photos in 20012003 and we didnt change that until 2004. And i still dont understand facebook. Ronald christie on twitter. And how could we utilize this technology with the staff. And you notice president obama caries a blackberry and president bush did not. President obama uses email, president bush did not. So i think by the time you get into 2006, 2007, the white house staff was a lot more sophisticated in dealing with the emerging technology but for our cousins now in the Obama Administration, it is night and day, the Technology Capabilities that they have and the tools they have at their disposal to get their message out versus what we had. Um, mike hayden, who was one of bushs cia directors gave an interesting talk earlier today about the cross roads of of change that is going on in terms of security end of all of this. And it str
Governor, but we didnt have it then. But i think if you look at the way you also used digital media, the white house photographer was still taking still photos in 20012003 and we didnt change that until 2004. And i still dont understand facebook. Ronald christie on twitter. And how could we utilize this technology with the staff. And you notice president obama caries a blackberry and president bush did not. President obama uses email, president bush did not. So i think by the time you get into 2006, 2007, the white house staff was a lot more sophisticated in dealing with the emerging technology but for our cousins now in the Obama Administration, it is night and day, the Technology Capabilities that they have and the tools they have at their disposal to get their message out versus what we had. Um, mike hayden, who was one of bushs cia directors gave an interesting talk earlier today about the cross roads of of change that is going on in terms of security end of all of this. And it str
Obamas decisions on afghanistan, including up to the decision to seek the strategic agreement with the afghans that would keep a residual force there after the end of this year. But there were two aspects of the war in afghanistan that troubled me. One was the president s suspicion of the motives of the senior military, particularly when it came to the recommendations on afghanistan. And the second was what you describe. As i told rahm when i met with him, i dont mind that the president speaks out on exit strategies and so on, but the troops need to hear from their commander, the person who is sending them in harms way, that their cause is just and noble, and the mission is important for the country and, therefore, their sacrifices worthwhile. And into two and half years i worked for president obama he only did that once or twice. And i think thats one of the responsibilities of the commander in chief when he deploys men and women in harms way is that he would be willing to speak publi