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In reply to the discussion: There is some serious cowardice going on here about John Kerry's seat. [View all]politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)Secretary of State. At this point in her professional career, Susan Rice has more experience at State and in the diplomatic corp than Hillary did when she was appointed SoS. Being married to the President, while that may give you a birdseye view and firsthand knowledge of a lot of things, that doesn't mean that you are experienced. When Hillary first went to Congress, she said she was going to spend the first part of her term listening and learning the position. And she did very well as the Senator from New York. But that doesn't mean that she is the only one capable of doing the job. Just like there were 99 other Senators besides herself then, there are other members of the Diplomatic Corp in waiting (like Susan Rice) who are just as capable as Hillary was then, and John Kerrey is now. However, the President is entitled to have a team of his choosing and he should be the one who makes the final decision based on who he wants to represend him and his interests.