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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: GOP Plans To Block Kerry Until Hillary Testifies On Benghazi [View all]karynnj
(59,501 posts)6. No reason to recess appoint Kerry - there are more than enough votes to
have him confirmed.
What is really despicable here is that Hillary Clinton said she did not want to step down until she did testify. This is pushing the Republican meme that HRC is not ill and is avoiding testifying.
This is more FOX than it is the Republican party.
This does go against the idea that the Republicans want Scott Brown. The longer HRC stays - and Kerry stays in his seat - the longer Brown is out of office and the SHORTER time he (or anyone else) has in office before they need to run in 2014. Push it to say April and the special election won't be until September.
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I you studied Rice's career more closely you'd know that Rice IS an interventionist and Bill Kristol
blm
Dec 2012
#35
If ever there was an argument for killing the filibuster and the "Hold" in the Senate
RomneyLies
Dec 2012
#4
your judgement is terrible if you think having a SoS can wait until Hillary is better
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#21
They block everything. And they can't do a damned thing to stop Hillary, if she wants to run.
MjolnirTime
Dec 2012
#10
Obstructionism continues. Well, if they want to continue then nominate Susan Rice and have
Filibuster Harry
Dec 2012
#11
I guess you mean that whatever the GOP screams about the Senete will confime Kerry /w no issues?
Sunlei
Dec 2012
#40