"Petraeus says he's not interested in presidency"...I find myself without a punch line for this one.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Who comes UP with this crap?

Petraeus says he's not interested in presidency
Iraq war commander cites Gen. Sherman when asked

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22379099/



WASHINGTON - President Bush's top Iraq war commander said Sunday that as far as he knows, his command performances now and in the future will be strictly military, not political.

In fact, Army Gen. David Petraeus cited the words of Civil War-era Gen. William T. Sherman in declaring he has no interest in shedding his uniform and running for the White House, as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower did 55 years ago.

"None," Petraeus replied, when asked on "Fox News Sunday" if he had an interest in running. "I have great respect for those who do choose to serve our country in that way. I've chosen to serve our country in uniform," Petraeus said from Baghdad.

"And I think that General Sherman had it right when he gave what is now commonly referred to as a Shermanesque response when asked a similar question."

[Xipe Totec]

1. The general and I agree on this

I too am not interested in him as president.

[whistle]

2. Who the fuck asked him to run?

[ixion]

3. he's a war criminal... not a presidential candidate...

who even asked this ridiculous question?

[Seabiscuit]

4. So... does Betrayus think Eisenhower had it wrong???

[PoiBoy]

5. I dare that neocon stooge to try it...

..these days it seems as if these guys do the exact opposite of what they say...

well..........

General Betray Us... is no General Wesley Clark...

[NoPasaran]

6. Kind of like

Larry Flynt saying he would not accept a draft of the College of Cardinals to be Pope.

[DFW]

10. Exactly like, I'd say!

You nailed it!

[LiberalFighter]

7. Probably the scuz Rice encouraging fake reporters to ask the question

Any real reporter asking that question should be demoted.

Anyone posing as a reporter should be outed and drowned out by others whenever attempting to ask any question.

[Vickers]

8. In other news, John Waters denies rumors that he will be the director

of the upcoming Hobbit movies.

[Rageneau]

9. Observe the right-wing media in action.

Petraeus is the GOP's new Colin Powell. The Republicans (which includes the kingmakers of the MSM) have decided that the general might be a halfway palatable candidate for 2012, and are beginning the process of building him up to the public.

Otherwise there is no reason or point to an unprovoked story like this.

[rucky]

11. If Presidential Water Carrier ever becomes an elected postion, though...

[Snotcicles]

12. They need somebody to fill Tancredo's spot. nt

[dpbrown]

13. He's like the fifth or sixth Bushco "General" mouthpiece on Iraq and he thinks he has a FUTURE?

Hello, rotating Generals here.

[NastyRiffraff]

14. Why would anyone even ask him the question?

I mean, when I think of people who would possibly run in the future, Republican or Democrat, the name "Petraeus" just doesn't come to mind.