For SoS HRC Replacement. Please. No John Kerry. No Susan Rice.

[Stinky The Clown]

I do not want us to risk a Senate seat. That lets Kerry out.

I like Susan Rice. Susan Rice, however, is tied to this Benghazi shit. We do NOT need that.

I personally favor Wes Clark, but there are others. Bill Richardson comes to mind.

[codjh9]

1. I like both of your recommendations.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I was thinking Wes Clark, too.

Kerry would be good at it but I'd rather he stayed in the Senate.

Or, why not Bill Clinton? He's respected all over the world.

[northoftheborder]

3. Gen . Wesley Clark - YES!!!!

4 STARS for a 4 star general

[DURHAM D]

4. I want Susan Rice.

We need to run straight at the Republicans and give them a head butt on this contrived issue.

Why let the crazy right wingers dictate Obama's choice for SOS?

Fuck 'em over.

[Voice for Peace]

8. +1 what you said and I like her.

[MzShellG]

22. So do I.

She's the obvious choice to me. Who cares what the republicans say.

[BlueCaliDem]

26. She's my choice and you're so correct!

Who cares what the Republicans say or think? She served President Obama well, and she's no shrinking flower. Let them grill her.

By the way, I heard she got her information about Benghazi from the CIA, and guess who was head of the CIA and had to resign? Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[hifiguy]

5. I really like the idea of Wes Clark.

And the more I think about it the better I like it.

[cali]

6. I agree about Rice but I think Kerry would make a fine SoS and

I don't think there's any reason to worry about losing that seat. At all.

[BlueCaliDem]

27. Brown still got a lot of votes and he's still got a sizable war chest.

We should worry about him running for Sen. Kerry's seat should he be tapped to replace Hillary Clinton.

[HappyMe]

7. Wes Clark sounds good to me.

He would make an excellent SoS.

[SDjack]

9. Bill Clinton. In the top 3 best DEM politicians in USA.

[Solomon]

10. You guys make me sick falling for the made up

Benghazi crap. For three years you moan and groan about Obama bending over and then as soon as the right wing says "boo", you role over and bend over. Fuck that!

[slor]

13. Amen!

Susan Rice is getting the Holder treatment.

[Stinky The Clown]

15. Okay then . . . .

. . . . how about something more direct. I think she is at the best position for her talents.

Its gunna be a long four years, huh Sol?

[Solomon]

23. Those four years are going to be all too short.

People will come to lament that we can't elect Obama for a third term.

[BlueCaliDem]

28. I felt that way the moment he won re-election.

Four years had suddenly gotten terribly short in my mind.

[Rockholm]

11. Bill Clinton. Perfect.

If he wants it. I do NOT was Susan Rice or John Kerry.
If John Kerry is named, then there will be much pressure for my governor, Deval Patrick, to put Scott B(R)own back in the senate. Would like to see Barney Frank put up for the spot.

[politicasista]

24. Wanna trade Senators?

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It's not like you will care what Kerry says or does as Senator anyway.

As much as you always bash Kerry (Uncle Ted liked him. Obama likes him, so does Biden speaks volumes), let's trade Senators.

You can have two GOP senators in Alexander and Corker, a filthy rich GOP governor (he is really like Romney), a GOP controlled state house/senate, Teabaggers who get elected to Congress (one lied about his mistress' abortion, the others are Anti-Obama bat junk crazy), a heavy red Southern state (TN) where ignorant pols (some DINOs) don't care until every election cycle.

Give us Kerry and Warren, but keep Brown.

At least you are from a blue state. Must be nice to have a Dem delegation that works hard, but never appreciates its own Senior Senator.

As for the SOS job, the Senator is very qualified, but he is needed in the Senate.

There is no problem with AMB Rice. She would do a very good job. B. Clinton has done great job helping Obama and Democrats, but it's time for others to have their shine.

[karynnj]

34. No one would even think for a minute that the Democratic governor would

make Brown the interim Senator. Not to mention, he would STILL have to win another special election.

[GeorgeGist]

12. Benghazi shit?

Tell me more.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. No

[TTUBatfan2008]

16. Bill Clinton or Wes Clark

Definitely would support either of them.

[Jennicut]

17. Kerry wants the job and I think he will get it.

Brown won't run again so soon. Lots of Dems in Mass will want that seat. It won't hurt the majority in the Senate now anyway.

Kerry has been lobbying for a long time and I think he is the front runner.

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/11/08/who_will_be_the_next_secretary_of_state

I will surprised if it is not John Kerry.

[Whisp]

19. I like Kerry too. I think he would be a great SoS.

so would Susan Rice - it's nice to have such exemplary people to choose from.

[Jennicut]

21. Yeah, lots of good prospects.

I think Kerry being SFRC will have tons of experience. I want him as our next SOS. I am not worried about Mass this time. The people there had Scott Brown for a few years and rejected him in the end. All of New England is blue, House and Senate.

[Whisp]

18. Susan Rice is fine.

They are going Ben Gauzy on everything anyway, so let them. Since when should a big decision like that be up to those fuckheads?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. He didn't appoint Richardson the first time around because he was being accused of

corruption. Maybe someone here recalls the details.

[quinnox]

25. "Huntsman, Huntsman, Huntsman, Huntsman" (chanting)

I think he would be an excellent pick!

[satxdem]

33. Is that a joke?

He'll just quit when he wants to join the republicans for a primary again.

[quinnox]

38. nope, his name was floated earlier

in another thread, and I was not the only one who approved! He has worked in the Obama administration before, so why not again?
I'm a big fan of him, he is one of the last old school republicans, and that is a breed about to go extinct (think Lincoln Chafee, for an example). He is a sharp guy, and I was very impressed by his presidential campaign and his themes in that campaign. By the way, there are several other Duers who feel the same way!

[Ruby the Liberal]

35. Your posts have been, interesting, of late.

[quinnox]

39. Hi Ruby

See my new post up above for more of an explanation!

[Deep13]

29. I rather like Samantha Power. nt

[SheilaT]

30. Surely there are other people out there.

It's really sad that the same three or four names are the only ones mentioned for any given office.

How about someone under the age of 60, just for starters.

[politicasista]

32. Susan Rice is under 60 n/t

[karynnj]

31. I wonder if Wes Clark's actions in 2008 would make him an unlikely candidate

for Obama to pick. I remember that Obama was not impressed when he thought Clark went overboard in attacking McCain's military past. I have not completely followed what Clark has been doing, but I think he has not been all that active politically since 2008.

As to Richardson - no. He could not get confirmed when he was wanted for another position. In addition, he impounded the 2004 NM voting machines to avoid exposing the fact that the voting machines in a few Native American areas were set to NOT record votes for Kerry. (The reason was convoluted, but involved the weights given to different areas in NM Democratic primaries.)

[democrattotheend]

36. It's Massachusetts. We can win that seat.

And that is a stupid reason to deny John Kerry the spot. He has worked hard for Obama since the beginning, took a risk on him early on in 2008, and is very qualified for the position. He should not be passed over because of fears that we can't hold a Senate seat in Massachusetts.

There was nothing about Elizabeth Warren that made her so much tougher to beat than other Democrats in Massachusetts. There are plenty of well qualified Democrats who could run for the seat and there is no reason to think Scott Brown would be stronger against them than he was against Warren.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

37. Doesn't Richardson have ethical issues?

I like him, think he'll make a good SOS but I thought that he had to withdraw from consideration from President Obama's first cabinet for that reason

[hootinholler]

40. I think Joe should move over to state

Which allows someone to be groomed to run in 2016

[brush]

41. Bill Clinton? nt