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To: b4its2late; MeshugeMikey

FLASHBACK:

http://news.yahoo.com/reset-john-kerry-breezes-hill-hearing-180813815—politics.html

“You’re ready to go,” said Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the panel’s top-ranking Republican . “My sense is your confirmation will go through very, very quickly.”

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called his fellow Vietnam War veteran “my friend” and told members Kerry ‘s qualifications for the job “are well known to you and all of our colleagues.”

http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2013/01/29/U-S-Senate-votes-to-confirm-Kerry-as-secretary-of-state.html

Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the panel’s top Republican , called Kerry “a realist” who will deal with unrest in Egypt, civil war in Syria, the threat of al-Qaida-linked terrorist groups in Africa and Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

http://www.nooga.com/159674/sen-bob-corker-complimentary-of-sen-john-kerry-in-confirmation-hearing

Corker, who became ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week, had said earlier that he expected Kerry to “sail through” the confirmation process. The senator offered kind words to his colleague, with whom who has chaired the committee for the past for years, adding that his sense was that Kerry’s confirmation process would go through “very quickly.”

“I look at you being nominated as someone who’s almost lived your entire life, if you will, for this moment of being able to serve in this capacity,” Corker said. “I’m happy for you. I know in the many conversations we’ve had over the last two weeks that you’re very anxious to serve.”


30 posted on 06/16/2014 7:43:40 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief
"this moment of being able to serve in this capacity"

as Americas Leading Blind Watchdog???


32 posted on 06/16/2014 7:49:54 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: maggief

Corker and McCain... Two dipsticks that should be run out of the Senate.


37 posted on 06/16/2014 8:26:55 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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