How will the Senate Dems handle Condom-Loser Rice's SoS nomination?

[jefferson_dem]

[JVS]

1. On what grounds should this be opposed?

[jefferson_dem]

7. Well, let's see...here are a few good reasons...

1. Her absolute derth of personal integrity and credibility.
2. Her abject incompetency as a civil servant and administrator.
3. For the sheer politics of lobbing a salvo against the Chimp-in-Chief and everything he stands for.

...

[kcwayne]

10. How about incompetence, lack of judgment, and a complete

lack of confidence in her due to her repeated lying to the Congress and people of the United States.

[JVS]

13. How would that make her an inappropriate successor to Powell?

[kcwayne]

15. Powell set the bar very low, but does that mean the bar has to stay there?

[JVS]

18. This administration is not going to nominate a good person

If they want their administration to look bad by nominating a bunch of shitheads I say we let them. Besides we'll look bad if we take this to the barricades. Save the poweder for judicial nominees. The court is much more important than shrubbies advisors.

[kcwayne]

19. Very good point

[Parche]

2. condo

FRIED RICE

[NewHampshireDem]

3. I can see it now ...

"The Democrats are revealing their racism by opposing Rice ... blah blah blah ... high-tech lynching of an uppity black woman ... blah blah blah ... dividing the nation ... blah blah blah ..."

[whathappened]

4. mouth full of lie's

she is nothing more then a yes women to this bunch of lier's , and the dem's better show some spine and send her ass packing

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Unless A Cabinet Nominee Is Hideous They Usually Get Appropved...

Can you cite one instance where a presiden't Cabinet appointee was shot down.....

[jefferson_dem]

9. No. I cannot cite one. In fact, i don't think it's ever happened.

But some are only confirmed after a nasty political fight. Remember Ashcroft and how his credibility was justifiably tarnished from the get-go.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Ashcroft Passed 58-42

and there were four or five more Dems then.


I wouldn't be surprised to see Condi pass by a huge margin...

That being said I think she's an awful choice....

She's part of team that alienated a good part of the world....

[JohnKleeb]

11. Eisenhower's first pick for secretary of commerce

but your point is right.

[LSparkle]

14. If they expect a problem, the name gets withdrawn

Lani Guerniere (sp?), Kimba Woods, Linda Chavez ...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Kimba Woods And Linda Chavez Had Ethical Problems...

The withdrawl of Lani Guenierre's nomination was a travesty ....

[Spinzonner]

6. Not academically qualified

Needs to go back and take Remedial PDB Reading 101

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Her Views Are Wack...

but she has a solid academic background...

I also believe she was the provost at Stanford...

[Carrion]

17. Bottom Line

In the current administration, SoS is purely a ceremonial position anyway--they never negotiate with anyone. So, she is perfectly qualified.