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fleabiscuit

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5. You don't think Kerry is the one

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 09:25 PM

Nov 2012

calling in a favor from his buddies in order to torpedo Rice? Anyone every think about why Obama prefers dinner home with his family. Why he catches flack for not getting out and glad-handing enough? Why he takes his appeals directly to the people? Way to much slime in Washington. Just MHO.

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"lawmakers ought to be more concerned about finding out what went wrong" bemildred Nov 2012 #1

Not to mention Cheney... Oldfolkie Nov 2012 #2

Pleeez dont mention Cheney. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #4

John Kerry is whom the bird brained McCain BrainMann1 Nov 2012 #3

You don't think Kerry is the one fleabiscuit Nov 2012 #5

Senator Kerry is a good man. He would never resort to tactics like this to get a post. wisteria Nov 2012 #8

No, absolutely not. Fearless Nov 2012 #12

That's not the way to do it--I'd be very surprised if what you are saying is true. MADem Dec 2012 #26

Stupid reasoning. If Kerry isn't picked for SOS, there is a good possibility he could be SOD. wisteria Nov 2012 #7

Luger supposedly leads the short list for the DOD post, ahead of Kerry. MADem Dec 2012 #27

People should stop hating on Kerry. He hasn't done anything politicasista Dec 2012 #28

He's MY Senior Senator--I'm not "hating on him." MADem Dec 2012 #29

No you are ok. politicasista Dec 2012 #30

I think Kerry is the better person for the job democrattotheend Dec 2012 #15

I hope they blow off all their feet with high caliber bullshit and are forced to geckosfeet Nov 2012 #6

and the intelligence wasn't "flawed" in Bush admin--it was faked. Cheney pressured CIA to change yurbud Nov 2012 #9

Exactly. That whole WMD meme was stated deliberately and without qualification. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #10

I wish the term "WMD" would be retired it sounds like Rocky and Bullwinkle childishness yurbud Nov 2012 #11

"Rocky and Bullwinkle childishness" is a very good characterization of the sophistication of the Bill USA Dec 2012 #13

NBC is too specific and restricted to state actors... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #14

so every country with fertilizer and a commercial airport was WMD? yurbud Dec 2012 #16

Whats your point? These are weapons of mass destruction... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #17

because propaganda was enshrined in law doesn't make it any less embarrassing yurbud Dec 2012 #18

Specifically in the case of Syria... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #19

the end is not altruistic in any case yurbud Dec 2012 #20

Generally, the ends pursued by a nation state... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #21

you need to read more detailed histories or get out of Washington DC yurbud Dec 2012 #22

Say what with a stright face? reACTIONary Dec 2012 #23

so intervening in other countries to keep the minimum wage low, dump our crop surpluses so yurbud Dec 2012 #24

You and I are helped when our fellow citizens are helped... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #25

On Iraq, I was talking very specifically about provisions of the Hydrocarbon Law we tried to force yurbud Dec 2012 #31

Thanks for the clarification on Iraq... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #32

google "april glaspie," "saddam hussein," and "kuwait" Wikipedia has a good summary of the meeting yurbud Dec 2012 #33

I'm familiar with the conversation and quoted it in my previous response... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #34

I said, "He got an ambiguous answer on Kuwait" and a green light on Iran yurbud Dec 2012 #35

Reasonable Theory? Or do you mean... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #36