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Obama Accepts Rice’s Decision To Withdraw [View all] DonViejo Dec 2012 OP

Wow. Thought Obama just won an election. Nice mandate. n/t mikelgb Dec 2012 #1

Well, last I heard she did have a choice. What that means remains to be seen. nolabear Dec 2012 #2

Precisely, nolabear.. nothing to do with Prez' "mandate".. Cha Dec 2012 #6

We've watched the bullies for four years now, and nothing every happens. politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2012 #37

President Obama stands up to Bullies constantly.. Cha Dec 2012 #41

Likewise,with more time and money than I have ever spent on an plethoro Dec 2012 #48

Nothing ever happens? They just lost BIG in an election! Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #59

... said the Ron/Rand Paul ally. nt patrice Dec 2012 #4

Even though I myself don't care for Susan Rice, I agree with plethoro Dec 2012 #5

I don't agree.. I don't think this has anything to do Cha Dec 2012 #9

I believe the choice was steered, and so we plethoro Dec 2012 #20

Do you even know what this means? "Seeming capitulation"? You mean he should nominate her even.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #14

I don't see it the way you do. I view it as a hiring decision. I was a Regional Controller for plethoro Dec 2012 #26

Your stellar career bona fides, notwithstanding, sometimes a duck is just a duck. Susan Rice has... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #33

Here ya go. This will be part of my answer. As others have said here: Did we just have an election? plethoro Dec 2012 #35

OTOH, if it were decided that she Cha Dec 2012 #42

That still doesn't answer the question I put to you. Should the POTUS put forward the name of..... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #45

Okay. You've muddied your stream a little with your slight question change at the beginning of this plethoro Dec 2012 #47

I'm glad. The XL pipeline issue was TOO much for me. nt patrice Dec 2012 #3

Caving already? Christ. budkin Dec 2012 #7

If the President wanted her and she wanted it.. Cha Dec 2012 #11

What a petty comment. But I guess we shouldn't expect much out of you. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #32

What else can he do? He can't force her to be Secretary of State. arcane1 Dec 2012 #55

That is not how its played at that level. former9thward Dec 2012 #56

Speculation and mind-reading n/t arcane1 Dec 2012 #58

No intelligence. former9thward Dec 2012 #66

How did he cave? She wasn't nominated and there was no indication that she would be. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #60

So all you folks complaining about caving loyalkydem Dec 2012 #8

Give us something to be motivated to come out for then Fearless Dec 2012 #13

How's this for motivation loyalkydem Dec 2012 #16

AMEN!!! Who cares if Susan Rice is nominated.... jabhome Dec 2012 #21

Not to mention, it is entirely possible that the DC media was pressuring Obama with the leaks that karynnj Dec 2012 #46

Sadly people are not motivated by that. Fearless Dec 2012 #25

The Average person better start caring loyalkydem Dec 2012 #29

America is always about the average person Fearless Dec 2012 #31

The average person doesn't know who Susan Rice is. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #61

Very true Fearless Dec 2012 #63

And that can't be an excuse to do nothing. We already know that the Corporate Media refuses Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #64

Agreed. Fearless Dec 2012 #65

I vote each time too, regardless! malibea Dec 2012 #34

The people who should have learned from 2010 Pab Sungenis Dec 2012 #30

At least, work to get more real progressives in Congress LongTomH Dec 2012 #19

As mentioned, since I was unclear, this is not about me Fearless Dec 2012 #27

what satxdem Dec 2012 #38

It doesn't work the other way around Fearless Dec 2012 #53

Good - she was too tainted by her past actions to be acceptable to true Democrats dbackjon Dec 2012 #10

And, what past actions are those? Cha Dec 2012 #12

Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Keystone. dbackjon Dec 2012 #18

rwanda? satxdem Dec 2012 #40

Rice was one of reasons we stood idly by dbackjon Dec 2012 #44

Two words. burnsei sensei Dec 2012 #15

I didn't even know there was an official "list" marshall Dec 2012 #17

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Flumboyz Dec 2012 #22

Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #23

Why doesn't he just nominate a white male republican and get it over with. olddad56 Dec 2012 #24

PBO will nominate who he wants. Cha Dec 2012 #43

She really may not want to have gone through it -- and I wouldn't blame her. gateley Dec 2012 #28

to be honest, yet mean DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #36

If I was Obama DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #39

I was thinking the same thing ........ serbbral Dec 2012 #57

Dan Rather mimi85 Dec 2012 #49

Exactly!! mimi85 solara Dec 2012 #50

Rather has been anti-Obama for years now. He felt it "in his gut" that Romney would win. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #62

ABK graham4anything Dec 2012 #51

I think there is something we don't know about this story... Mike Nelson Dec 2012 #52

Congrats to McCain, Graham and Ayotte AnnieBW Dec 2012 #54