Ms. Rice is to be commended for her work, but I personally do not think she is the right person to be our top diplomat-especially not during these turbulent times in the Middle East. What is she going to do, give those who do not go along with her the finger?

It makes sense. And probably one reason McCain has the role that he does is so that people will be distracted by the angle of him being bitter at Obama for his defeat in 2008 and Graham is just Generally Pissed Off anyway.

Leave it to GOP to try to ruin someone's career (that of Rice) in order to give themselves another Senate seat.

Nothing they do surprises me anymore.

destroying their party

There are enough Dem votes that we can get along without his. The idea that he has to stay in the senate so that Brown doesn't get reelected is bogus.

then we deserve to lose the seat. If you're telling me that the Democratic Party has no attrative Democrats, then we are screwed.

Luckily I don't believe you.

At least the part about opening a seat and Brown running. That idea is not well thought out at all. We can do without Kerry's one vote in the Senate, and Brown is not that popular this time out. A better Democrat would be chosen and the excitment of taking a Kennedy seat has been exhausted.

But, I will say that both McCain and Graham have worked with Senator Kerry and they have a lot of respect for him and the way he conducts business. So, I am inclined to agree that Senator Kerry should have been the number one choice for this post-not Rice. And, my opinion is not in anyway shape or form, based on race.

They switched it in 2004 (I believe?), and with a DEM controlled... well everything... they could just switch it back.

both McCain and Graham do and like the way he conducts business makes me doubt that he is the better candidate.
We don't need any more of the same.

A lot longer to get that thought together--plus I text like my fingers are webbed.

Oakland, CA.

However, we probably don't know the half of it, as you say. Mere speculation...but based on wise fears...

much of anything to pick off one seat. And McConnell and Boehner have proven themselves to be less politically adept than the President. Kerry won't take the role if his seat's in danger.

They're going after Rice because that's all they can do. They have nothing. Their agenda has been solidly rejected, and all they can do is try to gin up outrage over a non-issue. They learned nothing from the elections. It's still "attack, attack, attack". They didn't learn the lesson when they tried it with Clinton, either. They're just frustrated, tired children throwing yet another tantrum.

Mrs. Rice is SOS full time. And Kerry keeps his hard earned!!! elected seat.

I don't know what the rules are in MA for running for office, but doesn't one senator represent half the state and the other senator represent the other half of the state? And don't you have to LIVE in the district you represent?
If that is so, wouldn't SB have to move to be able to run for Kerry's seat should it become open?
IF that is so, wouldn't that appear a bit opportunistic and couldn't that opportunism be used against him in an election?