McCain Joining Senate Foreign Relations Committee

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

McCain Joining Senate Foreign Relations Committee

IGOR BOBIC 4:20 PM EST, MONDAY DECEMBER 10, 2012

Foreign Policy's Josh Rogin reports that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is joining the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The former Republican nominee for president will also remain on the Senate Armed Services Committee, stepping aside for Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), the next chair:

McCain, who finishes his six-year term as ranking Republican on the SASC this year, will not challenge Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) for the leadership post on the SFRC, but his presence will be felt, especially during the confirmation hearings, which could be especially contentious this time around if Rice is chosen as the nominee. Those nomination hearings would be chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) -- that is, unless Kerry gets the nod himself.

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Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/mccain-joining-senate-foreign-relations-committee

[flpoljunkie]

1. Update: His spokesman writes in to say that next year's committee assignements are not yet final

McCain perhaps putting public pressure on McConnell to appoint him?

UPDATE: McCain spokesman Brian Rogers writes in to say that next year's committee assignments are not yet final and the leadership has the final say.

"Senator McCain has expressed interest in joining the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but no final decisions on committee assignments have been made," Rogers said.

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/12/10/mccain_to_join_foreign_relations_committee_just_before_sec_state_hearing

[4_TN_TITANS]

2. Mr. Bomb, Bomb Iran on Foreign Relations Committee?

Brilliant

[TForbster]

3. Stop Playing Politics McCain

[Coyotl]

5. Trying to make Kerry resign?

If I were John Kerry, I'd want a new job too instead of babysitting Old White Guy.

[karynnj]

12. Among Kerry's many many skills and accomplishments, is that he was able to keep Mccain

calm and under control when they were both on the POW committee. Read McCain's book on that period in the Senate. It actually should have been used by one of the two men when he ran for President - Kerry, not McCain.

[L0oniX]

4. Jeeze ...any old white geezer guy can join!

[amandabeech]

8. I don't see the problem with McCain as his skin tone or age.

It is his policies. He's a neo-con who wants to bomb every country on the planet if such country does anything that displeases conservatives here.

There are young people who have neo-con views. I haven't heard of a person of color that does, but any that might exist would be as reprehensible as McCain but would have the potential to screw up our foreign policy for many decades. McCain, eventually, will have to retire--I hope!

[L0oniX]

11. Whatever. It doesn't get unnoticed by most of us that the GOP tends to not have women or minorities

but instead has more of its share of old racist pro Stepford anti women's rights white guys ...and for that I do see a problem with skin tone, age, ect.

[amandabeech]

15. It is very sorrowful that the Democratic Party

is now supporting rampant stereotyping.

[coalition_unwilling]

18. Kinda-sleezy had NeoCon views, I think - n/t

[cosmicone]

6. This man is out to destroy his legacy

and any residual respect people like me had for his service.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Is he going to save Foreign Relations the way he saved Wall Street?

[politicaljunkie41910]

9. I thought he was term limited out from everything except the Agricultural Committee.

Someone had to have given up a seat for McCain to have it. I'd like to know who it was.

[karynnj]

13. Jim DeMint will be leaving - so there is at least one open seat

[JI7]

14. and Lugar

[karynnj]

16. Oops - How could I forget Lugar, who when the Republicans had the majority

was an excellent, fair, chair of the committee.

[lexw]

10. Your obsession with Rice not getting the job is starting to look suspicious, Senator.

[WranglerRog]

17. Anyone who thinks John McCain

was ever an honorable man needs to google Dineh McCain.

A shameful criminal.