Susan Rice drops out of running for secretary of state; saddened by partisan politics

[The Straight Story]

Susan Rice drops out of running for secretary of state; saddened by partisan politics


Embattled U.N. envoy Susan Rice is dropping out of the running to be the next secretary of state after months of criticism over her Benghazi comments, she told NBC News on Thursday.

“If nominated, I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly – to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities,” Rice wrote in a letter to President Obama, saying she’s saddened by the partisan politics surrounding her prospects.

“That trade-off is simply not worth it to our country...Therefore, I respectfully request that you no longer consider my candidacy at this time,” she wrote in the letter obtained by NBC News.

Brian Williams will have an exclusive interview with Rice on tonight’s “Rock Center With Brian Williams” at 10p/9c.

Rice had been viewed as one of the front-runners to replace Hillary Clinton as the nation’s top foreign policy official.

She has been under intense fire from Republicans for initially characterizing the Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as a spur-of-the-moment response to a crude anti-Muslim film.

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[superpatriotman]

1. Bullies forced her out

or did she fall on her sword?

[KeepItReal]

2. Both. Bullied and saves face for the President by avoiding a spectacle confirmation.

Even though she is qualified and the best person for the job.

GOP wins again if Kerry is appointed and they give his Senate seat to Scott Brown.

[GoCubsGo]

8. Nobody is going to give Kerry's seat to Scott Brown.

Brown will have to go through another election and win it if he wants it. He only won Ted Kennedy's seat because his opponent there got cocky and didn't campaign as hard as she needed to. I don't the MA Dems will make that mistake again--if it comes to that. Personally, I hope the President totally fucks over the GOP and nominates someone like Wes Clark or Bill Richardson for the job, instead.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. The swords weren't just coming from the right. Some of the ugliest attacks were coming from the....

far left, and some who have decided that it's John Kerry's "turn", because he's been "loyal" to Pres. Obama. I love Sen. Kerry as much as the next guy, but remain concerned that his seat will now be vulnerable, despite the convictions of his fan club who seem overly confident that we'll be able to hold on to it. Unless someone like Barney Frank competes for that seat, I fear it's lost.

[mikeysnot]

6. Unless they have a great candidate

for his seat,that can stack up against brown.

Brown is given waaaaay to much credit for his win.

Coakley (sp.) was in DC with her hand out, R's saw that she was not politicking in her home state. They dumped a bunch of $$ into Brown right before the election and swiped it from her.

She ran a bad campaign. Warren ran a great campaign.

Brown is irrelevant if they have a qualified candidate to fill Kerry's seat.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

4. This is homefront terrorism

[lpbk2713]

5. The RW Hatemonger Media was relentless

They targeted Rice from the start and didn't let up. She's right about partisan politics.
These obstructionist assholes will ruin the country just to make a silly point.

[Segami]

7. The party of Liars & Con Artists!

[ieoeja]

9. "She knew she could not defend her actions regarding Benghazi."

Bet on that line of attack coming soon. Once again, Democratic reticence hands the GOP a weapon.