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GoCubsGo

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33. John Kerry said he got the appointment before that.
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 08:59 AM
Feb 2013

Last week, he said he was offered the job a week before Rice withdrew her name. And, I never heard the President say that Susan Rice was his first choice. I only heard him agree with media speculators who said she was being considered. Big difference. The notion that she was his first choice was media speculation. Yes, he defended Rice. So what? She is his UN Ambassador. He should defend her.

As for the "cloak and dagger" allegations, he has been keeping EVERY nomination quiet. Did you know he was going to pick the CEO of REI as Interior Secretary? No? Neither did anyone else. He is in this "useless fight" because the republicans tried to drag him into it. The fact that he took his time, and kept his choices quiet until the last minute tells me that he doesn't want to play that game.

oh yuck... DURHAM D Feb 2013 #1
Good grief. This really sucks. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #2
"Pritzker, who made her fortune building Hyatt Hotels" BVictor1 Feb 2013 #3
the family had a big dust up several years ago madrchsod Feb 2013 #9
I remember. BVictor1 Feb 2013 #15
Another member of the lucky sperm club. blueclown Feb 2013 #4
Can someone tell me why she's a bad choice? Besides the fact she inherited her wealth? nyy1998 Feb 2013 #5
From an interview with Greg Palast mojowork_n Feb 2013 #7
Throw Palast under the bus. Octafish Feb 2013 #21
Thanks. Not a bad analysis. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #22
anti union oligarch madrchsod Feb 2013 #8
Ditto. Its the billionaire class that needs to join the party. appacom Feb 2013 #14
Ditto? ...Except it could be the other way around. mojowork_n Feb 2013 #17
You May Want to Look At This erpowers Feb 2013 #20
Obama's Cult of Personality masks empire we are Feb 2013 #6
Obama is a modern day Judas Iscariot. Fuddnik Feb 2013 #10
Penny Pritzker is one of the few honorary female members of the Chicago Old Boy's Club slackmaster Feb 2013 #11
A billionnaire named 'Penny' Cal Carpenter Feb 2013 #12
She's a woman, so of course McConnell will filibuster TomCADem Feb 2013 #13
Eh, it's Commerce. It's not like he put her at Treasury. Arkana Feb 2013 #16
He Should Not Nominate Her erpowers Feb 2013 #18
Check out the post on her from Crooks and Liars FreeBC Feb 2013 #19
ah, great minds. You got there before I could MzNov Feb 2013 #24
Is this a joke? MzNov Feb 2013 #23
Just like he was "close to nominating" Susan Rice as Secretary of State. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #25
Never believe anything until it hits you upside the head. Fuddnik Feb 2013 #28
I believe in facts, not speculation. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #29
Rice Withdrew From Nomination Process erpowers Feb 2013 #31
John Kerry said he got the appointment before that. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #33
Cloak and Dagger erpowers Feb 2013 #34
LOL! GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #35
why not a consumer advocate for commerce? robinlynne Feb 2013 #26
I don't think "advocates" is what Obama's been looking for. KoKo Feb 2013 #27
lol see Senator Warren who was the strongest consumer advocate on public policy. grantcart Feb 2013 #32
The commerce department is sort of useless anyways fujiyama Feb 2013 #30
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