[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

The ones that I have some knowledge about, which will go un-named here, don't surprise me at all. With some very minor exceptions you have to remember that flag officers get to be senior flag officers by being selected by other flag officers who feel that they "measure up" to those principles and "values" that the flag officers doing the selecting hold as important. In some cases those "important" values are those that will ensure a loyal subordinate that supports (notice I said supports and not makes) decisions made by those above them without question or thought. Many of those listed fall into the "efficient manager" catagory where they manage programs and dollars without much regard for the outcome save that which will effect their career and satisfy the convoluted logic of their superiors. Loyalty for most of these folks flows upward and not downward to those who will be most effected by their actions (again notice I did not say decisions). Now if you take a close look at the names and remember when they served it really isn't too hard to figure out why they support Kerry and the democratic agenda. They were great at managing resources but you don't manage troops, you have to lead them and that is where most of these folks fall short in my very humble opinion.

Jack Moroney