FOD's

in the Armed Services Committee approved Gates for Sec. Defense.

There's no report that anyone on the committee asked him about his connections to the Iran-Contra scandal-- or that Gates was instrumental in helping create Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.

Heck, this last point may be why Gates was selected in the first place...

UPDATE: Fake opposition Democrats strike again! Gates is confirmed with only two votes in opposition-- both from Repugs (Santorum and Bunning).

Sad. Really sad.

UPDATE 2: Fake opposition Democrats strike again!!!

Rep. Silvestre Reyes, the soon-to-be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he wants to see an increase of 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops as part of a stepped up effort to “dismantle the militias.”