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Hail to the Chief! Of What?

May 19th, 2013

By Dan Miller When He appears officially it is played. Who is the Chief? Of what? Writing about Hail to the Chief here, I observed that President Obama is the chief only of the military.

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Tags: armed forces, commander in chief, judicial, legislative, President, role
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The President Is Not The Chief of the Nation

March 12th, 2013

By Dan Miller He is the chief Only of the U.S. military. Our nation has no “Chief” or “Commander.” As shown below, the President often behaves as though he considers himself the Commander in Chief, not only of the U.S. Military but of the nation. Others seem to respond to him as though he were. […]

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Tags: commander in chief, Congress, Constitution, President, Supreme Court
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The War Between Obama and McChrystal Is Over — Obama Lost

June 24th, 2010

By Dan Miller And in contrast to MacArthur, Gen. McChrystal, a youthful 55, is unlikely to fade away any time soon. * * * It was reported on June 22 that General Stanley McChrystal had tendered his resignation to President Barack Obama and that the White House was actively discussing a replacement who could be […]

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Tags: commander in chief, fired, McChrystal, Obama, Petraeus, resignation
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