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John2

(2,730 posts)
16. Well, I'm calling
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:01 AM
Dec 2012

it like it is, president Obama didn't fail at anything. If Susan Rice wanted the job that bad, she shouldn't have backed down to Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Kelly Ayotte or Susan Collins. She tripped me out when she said that she respected John McCain after those vicious attacks on her. I wouldn't have went over to any of their offices trying to cheese up either to them. If some one told vicious lies on me like that, you would have saw me fight back.

And the only reason they attacked her was to get at the President like some are doing now. I don't think President Obama will just lay down as Boehner is finding out! I don't even know if she was going to be the president's choice anyway. And as far as the Press, they are snakes. So are they trying to deflect the criticism off McCain, Graham and his gang now? I'm listening to their Bull shit now! I heard Dan Rather's crap. So when is Bob Woodard going to get his two cents worth? And Rice was getting hit from a lot of directions, even on this Board which suprised me. I even read an article from some ex CIA person slaming Rice in an article. There were even some pundits slamming her in favor of John Kerry. All the time Kerry was silent and did not criticise his republican peers in the Senate once. They even had the gaul to advertise his name for SOS. I think if it was me and I got a job under such circumstances, I wouldn't even want it either or I would have said something to those Republicans. That is what makes me wonder about him. Will he be loyal to his friends in the Senate or Obama? If it was me, I would give it to some one I trust. I trust Colin Powell. And I would try my best to persuade him to become a Democrat. I think the Bush Administration undercut ted him. And I would like to see those four musketeers facing a real war hero and general at that. It would be interesting seeing McCain facing General Powell to his face!

Exactly. n/t CincyDem Dec 2012 #1
umm he could have actually nominated her nt msongs Dec 2012 #2
Obama didn't have to courage to do that. NOVA_Dem Dec 2012 #3
read the whole post - nt rufus dog Dec 2012 #4
Did you ever stop to think maybe she told him she didn't want to be nominated? Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #5
She said she wanted the Job in the interview rufus dog Dec 2012 #6
Says the person who wouldn't be doing the fighting. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #7
I have done my share of fighting for him and have donated 1k plus to Obama rufus dog Dec 2012 #9
Wow. You gave money. Awesome! Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #11
Look, I am off my fucking high horse Junior rufus dog Dec 2012 #12
This isn't the WWF, Rufus. BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #13
Great Analogy rufus dog Dec 2012 #14
Very nice vid!! BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #22
Don't pretend to know what happened... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #15
I don't think refusing to fight a bully is always a failure. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2012 #17
Well, I'm calling John2 Dec 2012 #16
to add rufus dog Dec 2012 #10
So in your world it's not even remotely possible that Rice decided it wasn't worth it? Arkana Dec 2012 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author rufus dog Dec 2012 #8
Ramming anything down anyone's throat is not Barack Obama's style. ancianita Dec 2012 #19
I didn't really want her as SOS to begin with. Jennicut Dec 2012 #20
It amazing how so many people here think they know EXACTLY what goes on behind closed doors. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #21
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