Nick Anderson for January 13, 2013

Where’s Susan Rice we you need her?

He’s a lame duck. Now he’s going to stop listening to his advisers, and do what he wants.

Maybe if Mittens and PR gave actual numbers for how they’d balance the budget, they’d have had a chance. Hint: you lose credibility when the “budget hawk” can’t explain his numbers.

No woman no cry

You know, considering his first Cabinet, and the fact that he is indeed black, the Obama administration has been pretty diverse.

cor"ARYAN"…says volumns

Overall, Obama’s first term cabinet was more diverse than G.W. Bush’s. cabinets. White males made up 52% of Bush’s cabinet, but only 43% of Obama’s.Bush did have a more diverse cabinet than his predecessors, & had very high profile members in Colin Powell & Condoleeza Rice. Obama has an image problem with Hillary Clinton’s departure.Since Susan Rice was clearly unacceptable to you, who besides John Kerry was talked about in conservative circles as Clinton’s replacement?

If the outcry from conservatives over the lack of diversity is sincere, I’ll take this as a sign of progress.

It’s hard to believe Mr. Obama knows of no men or women who, if not better than these choices, are just as good. It shouldn’t be a question of who is the most qualified “minority”. It should also not be a question of, “who’s going to tell me what I want to hear.” I’m already disappointed by anecdotes of Mr. Obama’s Treasury nominee. The independents and conservatives both have valid cause to criticize on this issue.Respectfully,C.

Of course they wanted him back!http://www.newsmax.com/US/food-stamp-record-spending/2013/01/07/id/470356Why work when you got this for free!?