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Susan Rice May Get the Last Laugh |
2013-03-10 |
![]() The good news? I never heard of Donilon. That bad news? That doesn't mean he was ineffective. The appointment would mark a dramatic twist of fortune for Rice, whose prospects to become the country's top diplomat fizzled last year after a round of television appearances in which she provided what turned out to be a flawed account of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Turned out to be? Like -- it was an accident? It just happened... That episode ignited a firestorm of criticism from Senate Republicans, who questioned her honesty and vowed to oppose her nomination and exposed misgivings from more liberal detractors who questioned whether her temperament, her family's investments and her relations with African strongmen made her unfit to lead the State Department. Rice, 48, has largely fallen below the media's radar, but her standing within the Obama administration remains secure, according to White House officials and Democratic lawmakers. Her U.N. colleagues are betting she will ultimately serve as Obama's national security adviser, probably sometime after the United States assumes the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council in July. The really bad news? As another Czar, no Senate confirmation is required. At the same time, her staff has sought to erect a more protective I suppose her title is immaterial. O will listen to whoever blows in his ear the best. |
Posted by:Bobby |
#4 We could take San Marino, every damn time. I'm not worried. Unless they have cats of course. |
Posted by: Shipman 2013-03-10 17:16 |
#3 How come no one else that knows diddly about national security is laughing. Oh boy, if the media drum beat about gun control isn't enough to make you run out and buy a M-2, a 1911A1, an M1 and about a zillion rounds of ammo, then having Ms. Rice advising the empty suit about national security should be. Personally, we'll be lucky if San Marino doesn't invade us give the state of our leadership. As for my weapon selection, I don't want to have anything around that is not a one shot stopper, the freaking Baretta, the M-16 and those other popguns we use to fight our wars are not worth a damn. |
Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-03-10 15:38 |
#2 The job would place her at the nexus of foreign-policy decision making What would make anyone think she's not there already? [Sorry Oprah, you tried to get too close] Rice took a few well deserved sucking chest wounds for the Light Bringer over the Benghazi affair. Say it with me now, |
Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-10 11:17 |
#1 Valerie Jarrett is the real puppeteer |
Posted by: Frank G 2013-03-10 10:53 |