https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/11/what-susan-rice-can-tell-us-about-obamas-second-term/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:23:51 -0400<![CDATA[First, the Rice nomination would likely land right in the middle of the final fiscal cliff negotiations and could poison any good will built up with congressional Republicans. It would also make clear to Republicans that Obama the deal-cutter is gone, upping the ante even more on the fiscal cliff talks. Even if Obama does wait until early 2013 to pick a nominee, he would have to massage it around his inauguration in late January and the coming debt ceiling fight scheduled for late February. Either way, it wouldn’t be easy.]]>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:45:13 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/11/what-susan-rice-can-tell-us-about-obamas-second-term-n98201