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burnsei sensei

(1,820 posts)
15. Two words.
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 05:40 PM
Dec 2012

Bullying worked.
I think this episode should stick to John McCain and Miss Lindsey for the remainder of their public lives.
I'm sure this is part of the larger ploy to force John Kerry into the SoS position.

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
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