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John Kerry

politicasista

(14,128 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2013, 01:18 AM Apr 2013

Does the WH/Obama really have total control... [View all]

over who SOS Kerry can select for jobs at the State dept? That seems unfair that his predecessor HRC got to bring her own staff without the WH input (if that is true).

Best wishes on his trip to Asia (the NK thing seems kinda creepy), and hope that things in Foggy Bottom can get moving soon.

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/02/nobody_home_at_the_state_department

Read that FP was "moderate," but if this a conservative/RW link, site, will delete it.

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Does the WH/Obama really have total control... [View all] politicasista Apr 2013 OP

FP is fine. And, as far as I can see, it blames Obama as much or more as it blames Kerry. Mass Apr 2013 #1

Seems Kerry is busy. He is going back to the Middle East Mass Apr 2013 #2

Interesting that his replacement, Senator Cowan is there now politicasista Apr 2013 #5

Frankly, I am surprised that he would go. He is out in three months. Mass Apr 2013 #9

That's true politicasista Apr 2013 #12

Makes sense politicasista Apr 2013 #4

As to JK having less latitude, I doubt that is really completely true - on EITHER side karynnj Apr 2013 #3

The writer brought up politicasista Apr 2013 #6

To me, this is inside politics - for lack of a better word karynnj Apr 2013 #7

not meaning to overlook Obama's foreign policy successes this term politicasista Apr 2013 #8

Your comments confuse me. Mass Apr 2013 #10

Small correction politicasista Apr 2013 #11

On a completely different topic, I wonder if Ayanna Pressley is considering running for Mayor of Mass Apr 2013 #13

Heard she sent out an e-mail politicasista Apr 2013 #14

Dan Conley and martin Walsh are also running Mass Apr 2013 #15

Yep. She is expecting. politicasista Apr 2013 #16

A skeleton crew, but a good crew that Kerry trusts. wisteria Apr 2013 #17

Ok n/t politicasista Apr 2013 #18

" " " " n/t MBS Apr 2013 #19