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21. I don't "hate" Kerry

Reply to politicasista (Reply #20)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:02 PM

Dec 2012

I am a realist about politicians and their motives.

Kerry did what he had to do to get the job. He couldn't get away with it against Hillary Clinton in 2009, so he would never have tried.

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the republicans & the media have decided....john kerry [View all] spanone Dec 2012 OP

One of the many times what the PTB want us to think is the "invisible hand" is so OBVIOUS. chimpymustgo Dec 2012 #1

None of this happens in a vacuum or spantaneously. The context is a shift in ME policy leveymg Dec 2012 #2

That may be imminent, but why the "thousand cuts" assassination of Rice? chimpymustgo Dec 2012 #3

She volunteered to take the lead on this after State and CIA started getting heavy flack leveymg Dec 2012 #4

+1 KoKo Dec 2012 #6

If you don't believe Kerry was working behind the scenes with McCain, Graham, Ayotte, and Collins RomneyLies Dec 2012 #5

That's completely absurd! ProSense Dec 2012 #7

The notion that he didn't is completely insane RomneyLies Dec 2012 #8

Ludicrous. ProSense Dec 2012 #11

Then we will simply have to disagree RomneyLies Dec 2012 #13

You don't care. You just hate Kerry politicasista Dec 2012 #20

I don't "hate" Kerry RomneyLies Dec 2012 #21

Would rather read facts, but to each his/her own politicasista Dec 2012 #24

Thanks for sticking up for the Senator n/t politicasista Dec 2012 #14

For once we agree. This is about policy not politics. I don't think Kerry really wants the job leveymg Dec 2012 #16

Maybe he should just politicasista Dec 2012 #17

Politics is the poop that policy must grow in. Kerry is probably used to the smell, leveymg Dec 2012 #18

Yep, but it is not fair politicasista Dec 2012 #19

There are some strange cross-cutting factions within the Party behind this fight leveymg Dec 2012 #22

Interesting, though politicasista Dec 2012 #23

I don't think Kerry is going to be the new nominee. He doesn't seem to want it. leveymg Dec 2012 #25

Agree and we shall see n/t politicasista Dec 2012 #26

My new favorite thing. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #10

He's been in the discussion from the get-go. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #9

The repugs think they can take his senate seat bhikkhu Dec 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Dec 2012 #15