Obama to announce Kerry nomination for secretary of state

Gerald · 12-21-12, 01:20 PM

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(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate U.S. Senator John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, marking his first major step in the overhaul of his national security team on the cusp of his second term.

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Obama settled on Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew from consideration last week. The Massachusetts Democrat is expected to win easy confirmation from his Senate colleagues.

Obama will announce Kerry's nomination at 1:30 p.m. EST but will withhold any decision on a new defense secretary, administration officials said. The president has held off in the face of a growing backlash from critics of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, considered a leading candidate to replace Leon Panetta at the Pentagon.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8BK0QO20121221

This was an expected decision.

Note: Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:55pm EST

AVGWarhawk · 12-21-12, 01:39 PM

If he is not nominated he will have such a long face.

vienna · 12-21-12, 01:40 PM

With this nomination, and the probable nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, it will be the first time in many years those positions will have been simultaneously held by decorated war veterans; in all, good choices...

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soopaman2 · 12-21-12, 01:59 PM

I read an article calling for Hagen earlier.

Both would be a great choice.

Hilary was ok, but in some countries (like the middle east) it is hard for a woman to be taken seriously, no matter how assertive she is.

Not being mysogynistic, just citing culturalism. It's just how thier brain is wired.

I like Kerry personally.

(a friend of mine spent 3 years in Saudi Arabia, they do not like their women doing anything other than spitting out kids, or laying there concieving one. They are a chore to deal with diplomatically, because they hate us paleskins)

yubba · 12-21-12, 06:54 PM

A war hero,???? and a tax cheat I guess he will fit in well....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_656985.html

August · 12-21-12, 07:26 PM

I'm glad to be getting rid of that lying tax cheat. Maybe he'll take the Ketchup Queen with him.

12-21-12, 07:50 PM

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lying tax cheat.

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a tax cheat

Are those two the same peope who say rich business people should be given tax breaks as their increasing wealth creates growth in the economy?

If he was cheating his taxes he would be doing something illegal, as he isn't then he is not a tax cheat, don't complain about something you both support just because it isn't someone from team R that is doing it

12-21-12, 01:39 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If he is not nominated he will have such a long face. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	With this nomination, and the probable nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, it will be the first time in many years those positions will have been simultaneously held by decorated war veterans; in all, good choices... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

12-21-12, 01:59 PM	#4
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I read an article calling for Hagen earlier. Both would be a great choice. Hilary was ok, but in some countries (like the middle east) it is hard for a woman to be taken seriously, no matter how assertive she is. Not being mysogynistic, just citing culturalism. It's just how thier brain is wired. I like Kerry personally. (a friend of mine spent 3 years in Saudi Arabia, they do not like their women doing anything other than spitting out kids, or laying there concieving one. They are a chore to deal with diplomatically, because they hate us paleskins) __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm glad to be getting rid of that lying tax cheat. Maybe he'll take the Ketchup Queen with him. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	A war hero,???? and a tax cheat I guess he will fit in well.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_656985.html