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frazzled

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18. Not true

Reply to Jennicut (Reply #17)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 08:46 PM

Dec 2012

There were several others, especially Tom Donilon, who seems to be Joe Biden's pick, and one of Obama's most trusted senior advisers: plus, moving from NSA to State has been a common route.

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if i were the President, i would nominate anyone but john kerry. [View all] spanone Dec 2012 OP

Amen n/t SoCalDem Dec 2012 #1

Yup ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #2

Ha! Sheldon Cooper Dec 2012 #6

he can always appoint members OF the opposition, ie, GW Bush retreads and loyalists nt msongs Dec 2012 #3

I would never nominate a member of the opposition to be a member of my cabinet indepat Dec 2012 #4

Agreed. We Need That Senate Seat. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #5

It's not even about that frazzled Dec 2012 #7

They're a bunch of middle-schoolers. EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #9

I'm not sure it was just the opposition. sufrommich Dec 2012 #8

anyone who opposed her was the opposition regardless of party affiliation. spanone Dec 2012 #12

This is stupid - the Republicans did not "pick" Kerry - they said they would elect them karynnj Dec 2012 #10

Being "to the left" didn't hurt Kerry. Bucky Dec 2012 #14

The media hid almost every speech he gave karynnj Dec 2012 #19

If I were the President, I would have nominated anyone but Janet Napolitano KamaAina Dec 2012 #11

2025 Headline: "President Aina appoints Benito Mussolini as Secretary of Homeland Security" Bucky Dec 2012 #13

Well, he would make the trains run on time KamaAina Dec 2012 #15

A Republican would nominate someone that totally scared the * out of Dems Johonny Dec 2012 #16

Kerry was the only other person in the running besides Rice, going back months ago. Jennicut Dec 2012 #17

Not true frazzled Dec 2012 #18

I agree, Kerry would be just rewarding and arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #20