There's probably no better endorsement for Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence than former CIA head and current cable news talking head John Brennan told Jen Psaki that Gabbard "doesn't have the type of perspective needed" to fill the job. He also labeled Gabbard an "apologist for Putin."  Is that why she was put on the TSA's "Quiet Skies" terrorist watch list right after switching to the Republican Party? MSNBC's Tristan Snell asked, "Maybe — just maybe, hear me out here — the nominee for Director of National Intelligence should NOT be someone who made a TSA watch list for her suspicious foreign travel patterns."

On the contrary — the fact that she was placed on a terrorist watch list is a perfect reason for her to head up the intelligence community and keep it from being weaponized.

If you thought there was no greater brain trust than Gabbard and Psaki, check out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez moaning about Gabbard's nomination to MSNBC's Joy Reid.

A "pro-war nomination"? Where does she get that? Obviously Reid didn't think to ask.

The Democrats' rallying cry during the campaign was, "We're not going back" — to a time of peace and prosperity. 

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