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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:00 PM
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Poll question: Will Colin Powell be Secretary of State on January 21, 2005?
Edited on Wed Jul-14-04 08:00 PM by ih8thegop
The day after the inauguration, of course.
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punpirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:01 PM
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1. I think it's toss-up who wants Powell out...
Edited on Wed Jul-14-04 08:02 PM by punpirate
... more desperately--Powell, or the neoconservatives....

On edit, this presumes the Bushies steal the election. Otherwise, it's a moot point. Powell would be gone, anyway.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:02 PM
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2. No. My money's on Richard Holbrooke
Edited on Wed Jul-14-04 08:05 PM by Jack Rabbit
Why would Kerry re-appoint Powell?
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Q3JR4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:03 PM
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3. Nope...
Kerry will choose his own Sec. of State.
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newsguyatl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:04 PM
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4. no way!
richard holbrooke will be the next secretary of state.
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Stew225 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:08 PM
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5. I hope he's home writing his memoirs about being
a kiss-ass shill.
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mede8er Donating Member (249 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:10 PM
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6. H&LL......
No........
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GainesT1958 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:10 PM
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7. Don't think so...
Edited on Wed Jul-14-04 08:11 PM by GainesT1958
John Kerry's likely to pick someone else for the job!:D

BUT...it may well still be a former Army general in the post!:7

B-)
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:32 PM
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8. No, I'm worried he will be VP. No matter what Cheney says, he is not
going to be on the ticket on Nov 2. Rove is going to get rattled here pretty soon and Cheney is going to say his ICD (implanted cardio device)fired and he is quitting. Powell steps up to "serve" his country.
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bklyncowgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 09:07 PM
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10. Powell killed his VP chances with that little YMCA thing.
Whether it was deliberate or not I don't know. I think the guy just wants out.

Hopefully Kerry will win and Powell will be home writing his memoirs and trying to salvage what little is left of his reputation.
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 09:21 PM
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11. I do hope you are correct. I'm still running scared on Powell.
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LiberalTechie1337 Donating Member (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 09:22 PM
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12. DUH!!! Edwards will be VP
What does Cheney and Powell have to do with Edwards being Kerry's running mate.
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DaveOinSF Donating Member (40 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 08:44 PM
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9. What happens post Jan 20?
I assume Kerry's cabinet members don't become cabinet members until they're approved by the Senate, and that doesn't happen until after Kerry is sworn in, correct?

So what happens in the days between W leaving the White House and before the Senate swears in the new Cabinet? Do the old administration's cabinet members keep the title for a few days longer? So Powell would in fact be Sec. State on Jan 21?

I'm mostly interested for Presidential Succession purposes.
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LiberalTechie1337 Donating Member (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-14-04 09:24 PM
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13. I though they were confirmed during the Transition period
might be wrong here, but I believe that confirmation occurs during the transiton period between the election and inauguration
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