Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Joe is off exploring the Grand Canyon today, so you're stuck with me.

You probably saw the news yesterday that Defense Secretary Gates was going to be not just cutting some defense programs and increasing others, but proposing a total restructuring of our entire military - something the Republicans will likely flip out over, since they really do enjoy their big toys (come on Aaron and Lindsey, you know you do). What's interesting, of course, is that Gates isn't just Obama's defense secretary. He was George Bush's defense secretary. So we basically have George Bush's war guy proposing this restructuring. Nixon just went to China, folks. And Barack Obama orchestrated the entire thing by keeping Gates on in the cabinet.

Not too shabby, this new president.