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Secretary Of State Colin Powell To Resign

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Posted by Steve 2004-11-15 9:44:59 AM|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 thanks Colin - time to bring in a sharp-tongued hardass, Condi it is

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-15 9:52:04 AM|| 2004-11-15 9:52:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 IF you want State cleaned up, Condi AINT the one to do it. She may be smart, but everything ive heard is that she had trouble managing the bureaucracy at NSC. State is a much larger bureaucracy, and turing it around will require someone more deft with large organizations.

OTOH, with all the controversy at CIA, maybe the admin isnt interested in taking on Foggy Bottom right now:)

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-11-15 9:56:09 AM|| 2004-11-15 9:56:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Rudy?

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-15 10:06:25 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:06:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Best would be a hawkish Dem, to signal bipartisanship at home and no retreat before the Franco-fascist-jihadist "resistance" abroad.

I vote for Lieberman.

Posted by lex 2004-11-15 10:08:04 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:08:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Weren't we looking at a Rudi-Condi ticket for '08? If Rudi's in State, that doesn't give him long to turn round a monolith like that...

If Lieberman were offered the job, would he be ostracised by the Democrats?

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-11-15 10:10:09 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:10:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Tony - No. It's long been a tradition in US politics that the winner of a close election (Kennedy, for ex) give at least one cabinet post of significance to a prominent member of the other party.

Posted by lex 2004-11-15 10:14:07 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:14:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm a Condi/08 cheerleader myself, but I agree that Condi's not the one to turn around State. Rummy's got his hands full at Defense. Lieberman sounds good, provided he hasn't taken the "Israel's the problem" Kool-aid. Just the right post for the President to send a message to the Democrat security moms that security trumps politics.

Posted by Ptah 2004-11-15 10:19:43 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-11-15 10:19:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Sec of State : Zell Miller.

Posted by Mark Z. 2004-11-15 10:30:07 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:30:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Sec of State: R. Lee Ermey (aka Gunny Hartman)

Posted by Sparks 2004-11-15 10:49:21 AM|| 2004-11-15 10:49:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 SofS Gunny....me like.

Posted by raptor 2004-11-15 11:27:26 AM|| 2004-11-15 11:27:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 It's long been a tradition in US politics that the winner of a close election (Kennedy, for ex) give at least one cabinet post of significance to a prominent member of the other party.

If Lieberman is going to get the nod, then Mineta has to go. (as far as I'm concerned, Mineta should go regardless, but....)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-15 1:49:41 PM|| 2004-11-15 1:49:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 ABC says CONDI! - So says Mssrs. Drudge, and Hannity.

Posted by BigEd 2004-11-15 6:31:41 PM|| 2004-11-15 6:31:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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