Yesterday the Washington Post listed General Jim Jones as a contender for the job of national security adviser in an Obama administration — a rumor that had circulated for some time already. Jones was floated as a potential running mate for Obama early in the general election (this blog discussed the possibility of Jones serving as VP on either ticket back in October ’07), and during the final presidential debate Obama listed Jones as one of the people he consults with (as opposed to William Ayers):

Recommended Stories

Many of Annie Andrews’s supposed Republican backers have history of supporting Democrats

Beer in my garage is legal. Whiskey could cost me five years

I warned the FBI about Iran’s sleeper cells in 2017. Nobody listened — now Washington is panicking