How intelligent of you... That is NOT what he is doing. He is giving props to Obama and talking about the campaign. He took the blame for defeat, as any good military person would. But he does not suck. I dare say it would be next to impossible for any Republican to win the White House this year. But, he made it so much closer than it should have been. Reality of it is that Obama bought his way to the White House, and the alternative was too old and too much like President Bush.