Senate Foreign Relations hearing of Dr. Condoleezza Rice to be Sec.of State. [LIVE Thread - Day 2] (

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[OXENinFLA]

Secretary of State Nomination
Part I

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HEARING
before the

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005

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Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Break -
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building
Presiding: Senator Lugar

 
 

Nominee:

Dr. Condoleezza Rice
    To be Secretary of State

The Hearing will Commence on Tuesday, January
    18, 2005 and will Continue, If Necessary, on the

    Following Day Wednesday, January 19, 2005.
    Immediately Following the Conclusion of Hearing,
    the Chairman Will Convene a Business Meeting to
    Vote on the Nomination.

[cyncooper]

His constituents theoretically could do something but either they are ignorant or apathetic.

She's done. Lugar notes the committee had asked her to make a comprehensive statement and she certainly fulfilled this request.

Lugar states folios of questions have been submitted to Dr. Rice already and she has already written answers. Remarkable answers, Lugar notes, and he hints he hopes that questions now are not duplicative.

States 10 minute rule in effect. He's spoken with Dr. Rice and she's prepared for a number of hours. They'll go until noon and reconvene at 2:00 and hopefully will be done by early evening.

[Lovergirl]

Lugar is about as exciting as a funeral


LOl, he looks like he was born with a grin on his face.

[Piquaboy]

These people are a buncb of pompous self important jerks who are only interested in everyone seeing how important they are.

[Piranha]

Nobody made anything out of it at the time, but do you remember the day that Kerry showed up at the Senate for a vote, the Republicans put the vote over a day, and then Kerry said that this was not fair?

Guess what else that day was: Senate Group Picture Day.

[penelopesire]

At least Norm Coleman is there...he usually does not bend in the face of the Dems Trash Talk.

[gopwinsin04]

Lugar starts with a question about his own legislation..

[Carolinamom]

I remember that day FONDLY! He's such a whiner. I don't look for him to show his long face until after Jan. 20.

[trubluolyguy]

Hopefull when he say "we can't provide good elections here" or some such drivel, she will say, "I know Senator Kerry. I think what happened in Washington state is a travesty too".

[AmericanMade1776]

Condi is going to make them eat her Dust..GO cONDI!

[Carolinamom]

I saw Coleman listening intently to Condi's opening statement. As for Boxer....well, as my momma told me, no LADY ever chews gum in public.

[cyncooper]

I kind of shudder when I recall the recent campaign.

ack...my nerves.

LOL

He still might show up later for his question period. I wish he would because I soooooo want to make fun of him. Maybe he'll "have a plan".

[gopwinsin04]

Lugar 2nd question about Russian affairs, good warm ups for Condi..

[Just mythoughts]

Lugar and his legislation regarding riding the former Soviet Union of their weapons of mass destruction has cost this nation multiple billions for over a decade and we are still spending money on this.

[bvw]

Blacks for camera background window dressing.

[Carolinamom]

Kerry has a "plan"? His PLAN was to effortlessly move into the WH. President Bush and Laura did not get an eviction notice. Tough.

[Bahbah]

Uh, oh. Law of the Sea. Not a good thing.

[Barlowmaker]

Even by Senate standards, the Foreign Relations Committee contains an unusually high percentage of pompous blowhards. They all fancy themselves important, Presidential-timbred movers and shakers on the World stage. They will have all recently spoken with their "good friends" in foreign capitals who have privately expressed "serious misgivings", "grave concerns" and "increasing lack of confidence" about some Administration foreign policy or another.

I give credit to you Play by Players today. This is gonna be grueling work.

[penelopesire]

Lugar puts me to sleep.

[gopwinsin04]

Lugar mentions the threat of Chechen terrorists in passing..

[penelopesire]

Has Kerry shown up yet?