How likely is it that Gates will be approved as replacement?
828095
That is a tough one. I imagine he will be approved. His back ground is good for this position. But just the fact that Bush recommended him scares me.
131223
Wow, this sounds like a question right off of a school worksheet. Oh how I wish I had Yahoo answers back in my school days. \n\nMy opinion: \n\n1- A divided government will be less concerned with qualifications than approving someone that supports their agenda. \n\n2-The long wait for appointees to be approved can leave jobs unfilled thereby reducing the government's efficiency and effectiveness...as though it had any to begin with.
861498
Although I highly doubt that he will leave of his own will, if he did leave I think it would leave a big slot to fill for whomever stepped into it. He's made such a mess of things with the military. It would be great if he left, one way or the other, but it would be intersting to see who would step in to his place. Anyone with prior military experience I think would be better for the job.
698464
I would imagine so, anyhting through the INS will have to be proved on documents and other things.
1001664
He's not retiring. He has decided to turn the day-to-day operation of Microsoft over to others. He and Melinda will now concentrate their efforts on spending the billions of dollars they have funnelled into the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. \n\nGates will still have his finger on the pulse of the company and will continue as the Chairman of the Board (or is it President?). He's just going to do what he has always said he would ultimately do.... give most of his wealth to charity. That will leave him with only a billion or so of his own.
828501
If confirmed by The Senate...it will be Bob Gates.\n\nEx CIA Director\n\nWho ever gave me the thumbs down...I don't get it. If you do some research, you will see I am correct about Gates being CIA director under Bush Sr.
425759
Sure.  Especially if your last name is "Gates"
502543
No one can replace Rooney... that is a fact.  But, I do believe that they will make the right choice and take someone else who, while he might not be Rooney, will add skill to the game and they will have a chance (but it is a tough group they are in)
949761
Very hard pick, especially between Gates and Gonzalez. Both have been great blockers and reliable targets forever.  Maybe Tony Gonzalez has been more important to the Chiefs than Gates has been to the Chargers.
1120102
Of course. Ben was Alan's protege selected and endorsed to replace him. It is not uncommon for people in his position to consult the previous holder of that position.
708118
I'm pretty optimistic....as long as we don't get another Bush in the office....\n\nIf we do get another Bush in the office....God help us all....
857394
Sorry, but Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, after the elections. I seriously doubt his replacement, Robert Gates, is any better. After all, he was appointed by Bush too.\nFoley (FL) resigned from his post a couple weeks before elections. \nMakes you wonder, who's next. Cheney? Bush? \nMore to come in the next few months, if the Democrats have a backbone and push for invesigations.
627641
Depends on the change being proposed.
980728
Either way, he is likely to be confirmed.  While he is a Republican, he is not a zealot.  He has proven in the past that he can work with both parties.  He is probably a very good choice.  This is the first replacement, but probably not the last, that Jim Baker will ask the President for.
1067565
if its bad (and still under warrenty) they will replace it.\n\nif its just a little warp, you are SOL
5629
BANGALORE, India - When Microsoft Corp. chairman    Bill Gates begins a four-day visit to India on Tuesday (12-06-2005), he'll see a country moving increasingly toward open source operating systems — the chief rival to his company's Windows software. \n\nADVERTISEMENT\n \nThe head of Microsoft's India division, Ravi Venkatesan, said Gates plans to focus "on realizing India's potential" during his visit.\n\nMicrosoft has long viewed India, a country of 1 billion people with a fast growing economy, as a potentially huge market, and this will be Gates' fourth visit. He'll meet with senior Indian officials, business leaders and programmers and detail Microsoft's long-announced plans to invest $400 million in India in the coming years.\n\nGates is an icon to legions of programmers in India, and Indian leaders and business moguls line up to shake hands with him when he visits.
819980
I think he will be forced to resign. Rumsfeld seems to be out of the loop these days with the Bush Administration, which is an indication to me that he will be even more out of the loop after the elections.