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Showing Original Post only (View all)How many of you Dems would be fine being overlooked for a major promotion because your boss [View all]
doesn't want to have to find someone as good as you to fill your current position? I imagine that is how John Kerry feels when many of you say "keep Kerry in the Senate" so we don't have to find another Democratic Senator from Massachusetts?
John Kerry deserves this promotion whether Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense.
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How many of you Dems would be fine being overlooked for a major promotion because your boss [View all]
JanetLovesObama
Nov 2012
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Actually, yes, I voted for him in the 2008 general election, but not in the primary.
MotherPetrie
Nov 2012
#10
So Obama did NOT deserve the Presidency after only 4 years in the Senate??????????
JanetLovesObama
Nov 2012
#9
I didn't think he did. I thought he was precipitate in running for president so soon.
MotherPetrie
Nov 2012
#11
I don't think applying workplace logic to politics is particularly clever.
Liberal Veteran
Nov 2012
#4
I don't want Rice as SoS for same reason I didn't want Hillary as SoS... too hawkish to lead State.
blm
Nov 2012
#7
He does deserve it...but I wanted to keep him in Massachusetts too for the exact reason you state.
vaberella
Nov 2012
#20
How many of you non-"Dems" think it would be a good idea to get that senate seat for the "Reps".
Squinch
Nov 2012
#21
Just read that Governor Deval Patrick might be interested in running against Brown if --
JanetLovesObama
Nov 2012
#29