U.S. Senate confirms Rice as U.N. ambassador

[Coexist]

This makes me so happy!

://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSN2226571320090123

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of Susan Rice as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Rice, who served as an assistant secretary of state for African affairs in the Clinton administration, will be the first African-American woman to hold the U.N. post.

The Senate also confirmed former Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois as secretary of the Transportation Department, New York housing commissioner Shaun Donovan as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Lisa Perez Jackson as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Since Obama took office on Tuesday, the Senate has confirmed more than a dozen of his top nominees, and plans to vote on more next week. (Reporting by Thomas Ferraro; editing by Mohammad Zargham)

This is a good day!

[MadMaddie]

1. Rice will definitely represent America in a positive way

What was the crazy dude's name with the mustache....Bolton? Yea, that loser....a real crazy political hack..

[PDJane]

2. Bolton couldn't even be called a political hack........

but crazy I'll agree with. There were cartoons of him as Quick Draw McGraw floating around the internet for ages......and that's about right.

[Coexist]

3. you mean Lord Douchebag?

[MadMaddie]

5. Indeed I do!

[Barack_America]

4. I am so impressed with her.

And very relieved that her confirmation went smoothly.

[Generator]

6. Shitola! I had flashback to "Condi"

Post traumatic American syndrome. How long 'till those names and faces erase?

[kenny blankenship]

7. Me too

My cardiologist would appreciate it if everyone would use the full name "Susan Rice" in referring to the new U.N. Ambassador. I don't actually have a cardiologist, but I don't want to acquire one either.

[HillbillyBob]

8. I have had one heart attack already, I flashed Condi too..and got

dizzy..oh that's normal..neva mind.

[Generic Other]

11. I gasped in horror

I need to pay more attention...or less!

LOL

[Raksha]

12. Me four!!! When I saw the subject line I thought, Condi?

Kindasleazy Rice? WTF???

[Coexist]

9. sorry, the other is gone, she can't hurt you anymore

just keep telling yourself that.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. What a difference a day makes

That was going to be my post title if it were Susan Rice who replaced the former SoS.

I am happy to have her at the UN, but would have actually preferred her at State.

[Coexist]

13. I know.