The Hillary campaign has floated the possibility of retired admiral, James G. Stavridis, as a vice-presidential pick, a man who appears to fit the mold of a Democrat military leader quite well. He\u2019s an intellectual, a military egghead with a PhD and numerous other academic honors and accomplishments. Under the Obama administration he became the first naval officer to head up NATO as Supreme Allied Commander Europe and he was probably headed for greater heights in the Pentagon had he not become mired in a tacky scandal.<\/p>\n
While Stavridis was serving as SACEUR, anonymous tipsters apparently provided sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of an extensive investigation into his reputed misuse of government aircraft and automobiles, unauthorized use of government communications, receiving unauthorized per diem compensation and taking unreported gifts from foreign nations. No wonder Hillary likes the guy. <\/p>\n
The lengthy investigative report<\/a> (.pdf link) determined there were grounds to, \u201ctake appropriate corrective action with regards to ADM Stavridis,\u201d but it was disregarded by \u00fcber progressive navy secretary, Ray Mabus, who concluded<\/a>, “I have determined that ADM Stavridis never attempted to use his public office for private gain nor did he commit personal misconduct.<\/em>”<\/p>\n You should note that \u201cI\u201d not \u201cwe,\u201d nor \u201ca lengthy naval investigation,\u201d which is a not unexpected response from the arrogant and narcissistic Mabus, a Pentagonian prince not known for heeding subordinates nor following naval tradition. What\u2019s likely is that Stavridis was a \u201cfour star\u201d in favor with the Obama administration for his progressive sympathies in diversifying the navy, and as we have most recently seen, under this administration, high-ranking, in-favor, Democrat wrongdoers operate by a different set of laws and regulations than we, the great unwashed, so Stavridis walked. However, the scandal must have been seen by the Obama administration as being sufficient to prevent further military advancement for Stavridis as he retired in 2013 without additional promotion.<\/p>\n For those of you who might question the admiral\u2019s qualifications to be vice-president, I say,<\/p>\n \u201cHey, at least he\u2019d go into the job with an up close and personal understanding of the Democrat system of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n Crossposted at American Thinker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"