Former State Dept. official: Obama will likely nominate Susan Rice
A former State Department spokesman and assistant secretary believes errant appearances on Sunday talk shows will not prohibit Susan Rice from serving as America’s chief diplomat.
Susan Rice admitted the talking points she received from intelligence agencies were “incorrect,” following her remarks that the attacks on the State Department facility in Benghazi were caused by impromptu protests. That, combined with President Barack Obama’s fervent efforts to support her, should be enough to clinch the Cabinet position, says P.J. Crowley.
“President Obama has very strongly and very publicly expressed his support for Ambassador Rice on two occasions. That suggests to me that … he is prepared to nominate her and fight to get her confirmed,” says Crowley.
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Well there you have it. It’s right there in the White House press release.
forest on December 3, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Just to prove he can have his way and nobody can stop him?
LilyBart on December 3, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Do it! DO IT!!
BigGator5 on December 3, 2012 at 9:35 AM
He’ll nominate her and Republicans will try to block her…And while Congress is in recess for Christmas, he’ll appoint her.
rich801 on December 3, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Arizona Social Security office bombing a muslim domestic terrorist attack –
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2012/12/03/arizona-what-a-surprise-suspect-in-custody-for-the-bombing-of-the-social-security-building-is-a-muslim/
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/12/02/iraqi-refugee-arrested-for-bombing-arizona-social-security-office-with-ied-media-silence-ensues/
Pork-Chop on December 3, 2012 at 9:36 AM
SQUIRREL! from the 0bama admin again.
ProfShadow on December 3, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Bingo!
ButterflyDragon on December 3, 2012 at 9:43 AM
The confirmation hearings should be fun.
dczombie on December 3, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Wow. No one saw that coming.
locomotivebreath1901 on December 3, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Hillary would have to resign first. You can’t recess appoint someone to a filled office. The whole point of recess appointments is there is no one to do the job and the President needs someone in there right away.
Rocks on December 3, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Of course you are correct if this were any other president. You’ve forgotten that Barry doesn’t play by the rules.
Dingbat63 on December 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM
I disagree.
He’ll nominate her and the Republicans will confirm her.
Washington Nearsider on December 3, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Seriously, at this juncture does anybody really give a sh*t? What more harm can she do than Lurch or any other lying sack of sh*t that HeHimself appoints to any dam* thing?
Tim Zank on December 3, 2012 at 11:07 AM
He’s made recess appointments when congress wasn’t even in recess. How would this matter?
CurtZHP on December 3, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Obama’s the guy in the street who has tossed a brick through your window, banged-into your car and left it smashed and is now wringing your dog’s neck while yelling at you through your open windows.
He’s yelling, “hahahahahaha…”
Lourdes on December 3, 2012 at 11:23 AM
If he pushes John Kerry for DoD or even SoS, it’ll be to stick another finger in the collective eye of the U.S. military and run off with their self respect.
If he pushes S. Rice for either job, it means he loathes and ridicules the American people and could not care less what we want or feel or experience or even if we are still alive.
Actually, I think that last part applies to John Kerry, too.
Actually, I think now that both those parts apply to everything Baracka Obamastan does.
Lourdes on December 3, 2012 at 11:26 AM
She is waaaaay too obnoxious and nasty with just about everyone who isn’t Obama or the Federal Reserve to NOT know Obama’s going to get her into the SoS job however he can make that happen.
She’s an antisocial, perhaps even hateful individual.
Lourdes on December 3, 2012 at 11:30 AM
2 people can’t physically occupy the same space. Who do subordinates at the State department follow, Hillary or Rice? At the very least Hilary has to announce her resignation. She has said she intends to leave but has she done anything about it?
Rocks on December 3, 2012 at 11:31 AM
I think it is a bait and switch scam. The Admin. will eventually pull her nomination and nominate Kerry.
If the repubs complain (which they won’t since Kerry is part of the Senate Club) they will be called, again, obstructionists.
davidk on December 3, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Yep. There are no rules in a knife fight. Problem is, the GOPe is too nice to get involved in a knife fight.
By “too nice” I mean too gutless.
davidk on December 3, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Turkey insults Rosa Parks.
Schadenfreude on December 3, 2012 at 11:40 AM
I honestly prefer Kerry compared to Rice. If BHO does nominate Rice, he’ll just be rewarding his loyalists, which is pathetic. Not a good picture – With Holder, we’re screwed nationally, and with Rice, internationally.
tommy71 on December 3, 2012 at 11:42 AM