Via ABC News: Senate Panel Gives Rice Confirmation Nod
Pending approval by the full Senate, Rice would be the first black woman to hold the job. She was confirmed by a 16-2 vote with Democrats John Kerry of Massachusetts and Barbara Boxer of California voting no. A vote by the full Senate was expected by Thursday.
The result of the vote is no surprise, and Boxer’s vote is hardly a surprise. Kerry’s vote isn’t so much a surprise (he telegraphed his position yesterday), but is interesting. He continues to do things that make me think he is planning to run in 2008. He clearly learned that votes can come back to bite him, so he appears to be setting himself up to avoid any criticisms of his voting record vis-a-vis the the Bush administration’s foreign policy.
All well and good–although I still think that he hasn’t got a shot at re-nomination.
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January 19th, 2005 at 11:19 am
One more confirmation why we “non-informed voter” did not put Kerry in office–he cannot vote for the value of the vote and his (?) country, but for the affect it has on his own petty career goals.
January 19th, 2005 at 12:38 pm
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Endorses Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to be the next secretary of state, but only after some spirited exchanges signaled that Iraq will be a divisive issue in President Bush’s second term. The 16-…
January 19th, 2005 at 12:58 pm
The most interesting scenario I’ve seen is that Al Gore will launch a comeback, like Nixon in ’68 and win the election in’08. I’m not saying it’s likely, I’m just saying it’s interesting!
January 19th, 2005 at 4:43 pm
Rice Endorsed By Senate Committee
MSNBC reports that he Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to confirm Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state. The vote was 16-2 vote with only John Kerry and Barbara Boxer voting not to recommend that Rice be confirmed. Boxer’s and Kerry’s