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Are Obama’ State, Defense choices imminent?
President Barack Obama could name his next defense secretary in December, far sooner than expected and perhaps in a high-powered package announcement with his choice for secretary of state, several senior administration officials tell The Associated Press. …
The top names under consideration for defense secretary are former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, former top Pentagon official Michele Flournoy, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. Among those, Kerry is seen as desiring the secretary of state’s job more.
While Obama has made no final decisions on Cabinet vacancies, announcements could come as soon as next week.
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I would like to see Kerry get something. Then it would get him out of my state.
Frank Enstine on December 2, 2012 at 8:06 AM
I have no doubt they will be; he hasn’t appointed anybody smart yet.
Oh… wait. I’m sorry; I misread that. I thought it said “Are Obama’s State, Defense choices ignorant?”
radjah shelduck on December 2, 2012 at 8:15 AM
It’s not imminent, dumb CBS. It’s eminent. Eminently terrible.
Basilsbest on December 2, 2012 at 8:21 AM
ABK – Anybody But Kerry
ABH – Anybody But Horseface
ABL – Anybody But Lurch
Seared, seared in my mind.
petefrt on December 2, 2012 at 8:28 AM
With obama in office – does it really matter which anti-Semitic, islam-pandering, America-hating commie he puts forward? Yeah, obama’s pick is going to be bad – but – obama is the real problem, and regardless of who he crowns S.O.S., the rapid destruction of America is going to continue.
Pork-Chop on December 2, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Who cares. Let Obama surround himself with incompetents… again.
rhombus on December 2, 2012 at 9:24 AM
For all of those old Howdy Doody fans: John Kerry = Phineas T. Bluster (emphasis on the bluster).
onlineanalyst on December 2, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Jane Fonda at Defense?
Dingbat63 on December 2, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Halp Us Jon Carry – We R Stuck Hear In Irak
CorporatePiggy on December 2, 2012 at 11:09 AM