Comments on: Trying Something New

By: Grants

Grants — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:15:22 +0000

The Obama administration said late Saturday it would participate in planning for a UN conference on racism dubbed ‘Durban 2’ despite concerns the meeting will be used by Arab nations and others to demonize Israel.

By: eaglewingz08

eaglewingz08 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:30:22 +0000

It’s also reported that the US will lift sanctions against Syria and Iran, as a good faith confidence building measure (not sure whether this will be before or after face to faces with the mullahcracy).
It’s also being reported today that the USA will not boycott Durban II but in fact will fully participate with the raving anti semites there (if you’re Jewish FOR SHAME, for voting for this Administration; in fact if you are concerned about human rights and America FOR SHAME!):

“The Obama administration said late Saturday it would participate in planning for a UN conference on racism dubbed ‘Durban 2’ despite concerns the meeting will be used by Arab nations and others to demonize Israel.

The State Department said it would send diplomats next week to participate in preparatory meetings for the World Conference Against Racism, which is set to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in April and which some countries including Israel have already decided to boycott. In a statement released late Saturday, the State Department said the US delegation to the planning discussions would review “current direction of conference preparations and whether US participation in the conference itself is warranted.”

“This will be the first opportunity the (Obama) administration has had to engage in the negotiations for the Durban Review, and – in line with our commitment to diplomacy – the US has decided to send a delegation to engage in the negotiations on the text of the conference document,” the department said. “The intent of our participation is to work to try to change the direction in which the review conference is heading,” it said. “We hope to work with other countries that want the Conference to responsibly and productively address racism around the world.”

By: smoothjim

smoothjim — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:56:25 +0000

“And can you name a single modern SecState who went on to bigger things after leaving office?”
Mostly true, at least until Condoleeza Rice becomes NFL Commisioner.

By: Blaine

Blaine — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:47:48 +0000

It seems to be a slow steady march to a Byzantine style of government. The Senate will demand that the “Czars and Special Envoys and Chiefs of This and That ” will have to be approved, and then the president will appoint OverCzars … everyone will be chasing a tail.

By: rosignol

rosignol — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:33:21 +0000

I always wondered why Clinton took the job….

Easy- she isn’t nearly as smart as she thinks she is.

By: Brother J

Brother J — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:59:05 +0000

You’re right MG. Veep, Speaker, President pro tempore, Secretary of State. She’ll have one more to bump off…….

By: cboo

cboo — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:46:08 +0000

“I always wondered why Clinton took the job” – my sister has a theory that this was part of the deal made at DiFi’s house when Hillary’s presidential hopes had faded. It goes like this, and bear in mind the facts that 1) Hillary still wants to be Prez, and 2) Biden in no way will be able to pull it off if in 2016 if he’s kept on for the 2012 election:

Hillary gets SecState, and hangs in quietly for four years. Biden is conveniently dropped from the ticket in 2012 and Hillary comes on as veep. IF Obama is reelected, Hillary doesn’t have to lift a finger to get the nomination – it’s all hers, no questions asked.

By: MG

MG — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:08:27 +0000

What about Senator Pro Tempore? Isn’t THAT fourth in line? Then cabinet officers, in order of formation of the deparment (State, War/Defense, Treasury…)

By: BrotherJ

BrotherJ — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:26:40 +0000

“I always wondered why Clinton took the job ”

Well, Secretary of State is fourth in the line of succession if ~~Arkancide~~ anything should happen to O, Joe and Nan.

By: jaymaster

jaymaster — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:26:19 +0000

Just doing my part in the Army of Editors.

By: Stephen Green

Stephen Green — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:07:04 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up, Jay. I totally missed that. See what I get for trying to blog, write up PJTV’s Blog Week in Review, and find juicy stuff in the Pork Package all at once?

By: jaymaster

jaymaster — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:03:49 +0000

Actually, it was Tigerhawk guest posting over there, uhm, Will.

By: Stephen Green

Stephen Green — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:49:14 +0000

Jack –

Thanks for the correction. I dropped the word “modern” in the main entry. I’ll get that fixed right now.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:46:46 +0000

“And can you name a single SecState who went on to bigger things after leaving office?”

Sure: Martin Van Buren, James Madison, James Buchanan, John Quincy Adams, James Monroe

Now recently SecState has not lead to bigger things, but it used too.

Obama’s building of a “shadow Cabinet” could be his way of bypassing… his own Cabinet. It could also be how he appeases his various clingers and staff.

The guy does seem to be flying by the seat of his pants and changing things for the visual aesthetics of it.