Kerry Is the Right Choice to Lead U.S. Diplomacy
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Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- For all the talk of tax increasesand debt-cutting, President Barack Obama’s biggest and most-revealing decision this year may be which candidate he choosesto be his new secretary of state. It will tell us whether thepresident allows comfort to trump qualification.
The two candidates are Susan Rice, the U.S. envoy to theUnited Nations, and Senator John Kerry, chairman of the SenateForeign Relations Committee. Both would be impressive, thoughthey bring different strengths.