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phleshdef

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14. Its way more likely that it was always Kerry.

Reply to dawg (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 03:42 PM

Dec 2012

Because Kerry was the superior choice for the job.

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Susan Rice Should Not Have Caved in to Senatorial Opposition [View all] DonViejo Dec 2012 OP

agreed samsingh Dec 2012 #1

How can you agree to something fundamentally wrong? karynnj Dec 2012 #7

It's a problem Turbineguy Dec 2012 #2

She didn't "cave"--I'm pretty sure Obama expected her to take herself TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #3

She wasn't as qualified as Senator Kerry, and... wisteria Dec 2012 #4

I agree that sen. kerry is the wiser choice, but she was qualifed appacom Dec 2012 #29

That is only speculation PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #30

Water under the bridge. And IMHO there is nobody better for the job than John Kerry emulatorloo Dec 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Dec 2012 #41

The article starts with an inaccurate piece of information karynnj Dec 2012 #6

Very good analysis, karyn... DonViejo Dec 2012 #10

+1 n/t wisteria Dec 2012 #16

Easy to say when it's not their name and life that will be dragged through the mud NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #8

I'm still laughing at the people who think it was Ms. Rice that caved. dawg Dec 2012 #9

Who John2 Dec 2012 #11

I think President Obama decided ... dawg Dec 2012 #12

Its way more likely that it was always Kerry. phleshdef Dec 2012 #14

I absolutely agree. n/t wisteria Dec 2012 #20

I agree. If she was just a "decoy" being floated, she wouldn't TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #15

I assume that she was considered -- as was Senator Kerry karynnj Dec 2012 #18

I think your analysis is a good one. She took a risk and she lost. n/t wisteria Dec 2012 #21

I don't think we'll ever know what was going on behind the scenes-- TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #24

Agree completely that we will likely never know what really karynnj Dec 2012 #28

If that is the case, maybe the same thing is true with Hagel davidpdx Dec 2012 #34

I doubt he'd go with Lugar, because I think Lugar is TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #35

I think there is a major difference once someone is named karynnj Dec 2012 #37

Then the Obama team needs to get control of its own process TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #38

Well put davidpdx Dec 2012 #39

I hate what was done to her...bullying...but she shouldn't be thought of as "caving" just because libdem4life Dec 2012 #13

Disagree...Unless you have walked in a black woman's HipChick Dec 2012 #17

The fact is this was between two people who were golden from the time they left college karynnj Dec 2012 #19

Thank you. n/t wisteria Dec 2012 #22

While I like John Kerry, and I agree that he was qualified for the SoS position, politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2012 #25

While Kerry is 69 and does not look young, he had the stamina to karynnj Dec 2012 #27

I think the fact that she and her husband had oil holdings would have had to be some how dealt with davidpdx Dec 2012 #33

I think that it was a toss up Beacool Dec 2012 #36

Kerry Mad_Jack_P Dec 2012 #23

Easy for an armchair pundit to tell an embattled woman to continue to be a target Hekate Dec 2012 #26

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The other day a politico pundant called the Rice issue... Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #31

I agree simply because of pressure from the GOP. . . BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #32

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