Also, the new presidential limo has been in development for something like three years. Is Obama that powerful that he could direct the Secret Service to get a new limousine three years before he was elected? If so, then he really is “The One.” And then I’d be even more pleased that I voted for him.

Lastly, is it possible that the Panetta pick was a heads-up to Feinstein (and others)? Picture this:

Congress: “Play by our rules, where we let the United States squander its prestige and international standing as the World’s Greatest Superpower so we can obtain ‘intelligence’ from people who we suspect (but can’t prove) are terrorists.”

Obama: “STFU!”