Making the media rounds on January 13 and 14, ex-Defense Secretary Robert Gates came in for hostile questioning from NBC's Matt Lauer, ex-NBC and CBS anchor Katie Couric, PBS's Judy Woodruff and CBS's Rita Braver for the propriety of critizing President Obama during a time of war.
In contrast, during the Bush years, ex-administration officials who criticized the President's war policies were welcomed with open arms.