Petraeus is no longer the headlines since he is actually an asset to the Obama Administration and not its demise.

David Petraeus is not going anywhere. If nothing else his resignation has set him free to do with his life as wishes. After a very long time serving the USA that has to be somewhat a solace by itself.

Mr. Petaeus will become a private consultant to the USA if he isn't already. He loves this country and would no more consider doing anything but working within its military industrial complex than stop breathing. I can't help but wonder which news network is going to be the first to hire him as a talking head.

by Diane Dimond
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Nov 18, 2012 7:59 AM EST
...This country (click here) has invested heavily in developing Petraeus into the successful and well-decorated military leader he became. And a decades-long ascension to the elite branches of government doesn’t come cheap. Look at Petraeus’s schooling alone: four years at West Point, where he graduated in 1974 in the top 5 percent of his class; Ranger School; The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and Princeton University, where he earned both a Masters and a PhD in international relations....

Today the Miami Herald is examining the impact of the post-panamax era. The Houston Chronicle is all about football. The Chicago Tribune is all about the deaths in the neighborhoods, the New York Times is looking at Israel. The Los Angles is talking about the happiness returning to California and finding the identity of a three year old lost to them so many years ago. And last but hardly least is The Boston Globe and its new female MBTA leadership. I love the T. It is a great subway linked to Amtack and the world was mine.

The point is Mr. Petraeus is doing well. He was more than helpful to the administration he resigned from by TELLING THE TRUTH. I'll be darn. The country is fine and the investment into our generals continues to be an excellent investment to our brain trust. 

The lack of exploitation of the sexual exploits of the former CIA Director and his mistress has moved to a place in the news where we will probably never hear about it again. The efforts by the GOP to call President Obama incompetent has ended and they have been proven to be adverse to the best interest of the country. The GOP needs to clean up its act and stop living in the 'Karl Rove Cloud' of Elections Happen 24/7.

The nation has problems that need to be solved. Attacking the elderly, the young and the helpless is not the way to solve them. Perhaps, and it is a remoye possibility, the GOP might even 'come home' to the reality and best interest of the country. I did say remote, didn't I? I didn't want to make that mistake. 

I firmly believe the only way to move the Republicans in the best direction for the nation is for the Democrats to begin a dense election strategy for 2014. Those elections should reflect the best values for the nation to the electorate in every Senate and House seat. The Democrats need to resist addressing rhetoric and stick to a solid message of problem solving. If they start now the electorate will 'get it' when pulling the levers in 2014.