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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPsssssssssssst! It's not about Susan Rice
It's about the Senate seat for Scott Brown. They want it real bad.
I'm so glad Obama 'effed' them up yesterday.
Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)malaise
(269,045 posts)since the shellacking!
That's why people like Obama - he's classy and human. I remember how shocked M$Greedia's hacks were when he publicly stated that Dems got a shellacking in 2010.
I hate them.
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)However, there have to be qualified candidates other than either Rice or Kerrey.
I was thinking about Richardson, myself.
malaise
(269,045 posts)tenure as governor?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)-snip-
.... On December 3, 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama designated Richardson for appointment to the cabinet-level position of Commerce Secretary.[1] On January 4, 2009, Richardson announced his decision to withdraw his nomination because of an investigation into possibly improper business dealings in New Mexico.[2][3][4] In August 2009, federal prosecutors dropped the pending investigation against the governor, and there was speculation in the media regarding Richardson's career, as his second and final term as New Mexico governor concluded ...
-snip-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_richardson
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)And I've tended to assume it was dropped because there was nothing to it.
I lean towards Richardson myself. He has good international experience, including with N. Korea.
IL Lib
(190 posts)if rumors are correct, Kerry would've been up for sec of defense. Not completely sold on this being the reason.
Native
(5,942 posts)I can't remember where I read or heard this but I seem to recall it being fairly valid and less of a rumor.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)krispos42
(49,445 posts)Now, if they block Susan Rice, I wonder what Senate seat she'll run for.
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Sky Masterson
(5,240 posts)Not that I love the idea but it would shut them the f up.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)when he lied us all into the war in Iraq?
I don't think he'd be viewed as trustworthy or an honest broker any more...
progressoid
(49,991 posts)Sorry Colon, your days are done in the govt.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Why not pick a professional?