Susan Rice for Secretary of State? I think not!

November 20, 2012

Yeah...that's it. It was a Youtube Video...yeah...that's the ticket!
Tommy Flanagan For Secretary of State!

Yesterday, Republican Congressman Jeff Duncan sent a letter to President Obama, warning him of fierce Republican opposition to a nomination of Ambassador Susan Rice to Secretary of State. The letter, which claims Rice “either willfully or incompetently misled the American public in the Benghazi matter,” was signed by 97 members of Congress.
The letter is the most recent outcry by the GOP regarding Rice’s possible nomination to the Secretary of State position, and it is satisfying to see that our representatives are fighting to keep a liar and propagandist out of the high position. Of course, with the disgraceful Senator John Kerry being the other option, maybe we might have another fight on our hands soon. But we will cross that bridge when we come to it…
The letter states,

“Her actions plausibly give U.S. allies (and rivals) abroad reason to question U.S. commitment and credibility when needed. Thus, we believe that making her the face of U.S. foreign policy in your second term would greatly undermine your desire to improve U.S. relations with the world and continue to build trust with the American people.”

Rep. Duncan later stated,

“President Obama is sadly mistaken if he thinks that the House of Representatives won’t get to the bottom of the Benghazi tragedy and hold him responsible if the evidence points to the White House. In the mean time, I think it’s important for the President to know that Ambassador Rice’s role in this situation has made her unfit to potentially lead our country’s diplomatic efforts as Secretary of State.”

What was it that they said about Watergate? It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up. So, too, is the case of Benghazi.
It’s indefensible that our government should have fallen down on the job so badly as to allow our consulate to remain so unprotected, despite security requests and intelligence that suggested an attack was a possibility. However, what makes this already tragic story infinitely more enraging is the lies and constant attempts to cover up the details of the attack and continually dishonor those that died by pushing lame stories to try and sell to the American people.

As we trace the cord back to the wall and get to the bottom of this scandal, we will soon get to Obama. But for now, what we have is an ambassador who worked very hard to sell Americans a story that didn’t fit, and now we are told that she didn’t know what the details were. The State Department needs to either commit to the story that Ambassador Rice is incompetent or that she’s a liar. In either case, she’s unfit to be appointed to any office in the State Department, much less the Secretary of State.

Tommy Flanagan For Secretary of State?