The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

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If you go on record criticizing your superiors, you shouldn't get mad when the boss gets upset. General McChrystal is allowed his opinion, but given how highly placed he is, he should have a little bit of judgement about when and where he states that opinion. And he shouldn't be surprised by the reaction.... even in this administration which has a public face of supposedly allowing criticism and openness.

I'm not a fan of the military mindset where you're not allowed to criticize those higher than you, but there's ways to say things, and the General seems to have set himself on the wrong side of the "tact and good sense" line. Obama seems like he's more open than other presidents have maybe been to criticism, so he shouldn't have been surprised that someone would state an unflattering opinion of him.

I'm not sure how I want this to come out, but I know that the current moment is... uncomfortable.