The Angry Won?

 

"... Democrats have an independent responsibility to the country not to rubber stamp a nominee as lame as this one, especially when they would merely be facilitating the president’s temper tantrum."

 

Jennifer Rubin:

.... Democrats close to the White House say the typically cool-headed Obama has expressed flashes of real anger at what he sees as a politically motivated GOP fishing expedition that already netted his first choice for secretary of state — U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice.

 

Obama — ticked off by Rice’s treatment and still emboldened by his convincing victory over Mitt Romney — courted confrontation when he tapped Hagel.

If true, this is outlandish. The president would imperil national security out of spite? The lions may be lying down with lambs today, but on this Jonathan Chait is dead on: “I would argue that, if you’re really upset at the unfair attacks on Susan Rice, then nominate Susan Rice. Picking a fight on some other candidate is a pretty strange way of defending Susan Rice’s reputation.” It is also a darn irresponsible move considering the national security challenges we face.

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UPDATE: Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) have written to Chuck Hagel asking if he made the comment at Rutgers University in 2008 (or anywhere else) reported yesterday that our State Department is an “adjunct” of the Israeli Foreign Ministry and, if so, what that means and whether it reflects his views. It is remarkable that Hagel has not yet denied the report.

 

 

Comments

[BethesdaDog]

Obama strikes me as a nasty, vindictive and spiteful character. It would not surprise me that he is inviting this fight. It is also revealing as to what he and his Democrat minions really think about Israel and jews. It's surprising, and so disheartening, that so many still support this nomination--including the Jewish senators.

[Meshulam]

Stupid people tend to get angry when other people don't agree with them. Their minds cannot conceive of legitimate reasons why what they have concluded could be wrong. This is exacerbated to the extreme when the stupid person is also a world-class egomaniac and narcissist, whom has spent the last 30 years being told how brilliant and wonderful he is. There is no better case in point with Obama than his personal vendetta with Netanyahu; someone who won't kiss his tuchis, is far more intelligent, and more accomplished in every conceivable way. Bibi holds up the mirror of reality to Obama, and what Buraq sees in that mirror sickens him and scares him to death.

[Joel]

We would've been better off with Susan Rice at Foggy Bottom.