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OldDem2012

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23. Whatever the President decides, I hope he doesn't select a sitting Democratic Party Senator....
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:28 PM
Nov 2012

....and risk the possibility of losing a Senate seat.

i don't think Bill would want it center rising Nov 2012 #1
Kerry would do a fine job, but do you want to suffer thru another senate race in Mass? dimbear Nov 2012 #2
Yes he would, but Brown would most likey get his seat krawhitham Nov 2012 #14
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #16
The latest rumor seems to be that Obama wants Susan Rice. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #13
oooOOO Raine1967 Nov 2012 #24
Of course he can dsc Nov 2012 #3
Technically Bill could be vice president Marsala Nov 2012 #4
actually that is one where I think a case can be made he can't dsc Nov 2012 #6
He's eligible RudynJack Nov 2012 #9
Interesting thought treestar Nov 2012 #21
You're probably right Ter Nov 2012 #25
Of course. BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #5
Agreed, we need Bill stateside as a party spokesperson Freddie Nov 2012 #7
Heh-heh. BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #10
Didn't Clinton have some major goclark Nov 2012 #26
The schedule of SoS is too grueling, Bill has health issues so it wouldn't be a good job for him nt Tx4obama Nov 2012 #8
Maybe it will be Petraeus. Kerry needs to keep the seat. ancianita Nov 2012 #11
I don't think he'll take the job either... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #12
I like that choice goclark Nov 2012 #27
Me too... cheezmaka Nov 2012 #29
Well, I'm not African American. Indpndnt Nov 2012 #30
No, we need for this remarkable man to rest. I can't imagine a world without him or Hillary. juajen Nov 2012 #15
I agree with most others that he probably wouldn't want it davidpdx Nov 2012 #17
We have had people as Secretary of State who were unable to be President mojitojoe Nov 2012 #18
Give it to Susan Rice, our fine UN ambassador cire41 Nov 2012 #19
great choise! goclark Nov 2012 #31
I doubt it treestar Nov 2012 #20
There is no Constitutional problem SteveG Nov 2012 #22
Whatever the President decides, I hope he doesn't select a sitting Democratic Party Senator.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #23
Bill's a campaigner. The SOS is not a partisan post. Iggo Nov 2012 #28
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