I can not say she should have any Voice in American policy any more . Being true to America on National Tv set her up . Some things need to be kept out of public Media . But leaving Americans behind under orders is cowardliness and shows no leadership .

But she needs have security around her for a very long time and does not need the crap from this .. Let her be free and happy and let loose and party she needs it !

She made the proper decision to withdraw her name. While I do think she was not only capable and qualified to serve in the role I do think some of the decisions and her involvement in some activities when she served under President Clinton might fairly be called into question. That is not in any way to suggest she did anything untoward or immoral or illegal; that is to suggests that some of the things she recommended or even failed to recommend (take action against) may call into question her judgement and is a reasonable issue of concern.

Having said that, I do think she has grown since her time serving President Clinton and had made reasonable efforts to ensure the safety and security of innocent people throughout the world. I also think she capably carried forward the wishes of the President and provided the level of advice and counsel to the President consistent with the overall construct of foreign policy that this administration has fashioned. Thus, in context and in a normal environment she should have been nominated and should have been confirmed. (Even if people disagree, and many will, she in fact had more experience dealing with foreign affairs than did Hillary Clinton at the start of Barack Obama's first term. That is a fact. One can question her decisions among other things, but actual experiences cannot be questioned.)

Unfortunately, we long ago left normal and entered into the arena of destroy and destroy and destroy. Our politics have gone MMA style. The recent flair up over what she said about the embassy incident in Benghazi is overdrawn and is a proxy fight. Let's be clear: Lindsey Graham is ne'er do well who if he was paid by the word would be richer than Bill Gates and Warren Buffet combined. This President could save drowning kids and he'd have some snarky remark. He is more verbose than Rush Limbaugh, more caustic than a rattlesnake and as substantive in thought and ideas as a marshmallow. And as for John McCain he is still angry. And he will most be remembered as an answer to a trivia question (Who was the loser in the campaign that brought the first.... ). I am not suggesting he has not served this country. I am not saying he has never done good things since 2008 election, but it is clear he still hasn't gotten over loosing the election and takes snide swipes at this President not based on legitimate policy disagreements. The evidence of that is when he criticized Susan Rice and called her a liar he was asked how that was different from Condolezza Rice; he had no answer and seemed flummoxed by the clear hypocrisy. When the President coordinated the joint action against Qaddafi John McCain said he lacked leadership on the issue and the President's was failing to be responsive to the issue. Afterward, when the issue resolved itself in a manner satisfactory to the majority of nations; there was not viable apology from John McCain, no admission of its success. (I should note I am not sure our actions with Qaddafi where wholly appropriate or fully accurate, and our foreign policy is often at odds with some of the ideals we purport to believe or at least until the people we support dare go against our wishes, but that is another matter and is not germane to my comments on John McCain.) This is no little thing; this is part and parcel of what our politics have become: everything is politicized even to the detriment of the US, and no one takes responsibility when they are wrong. That is irresponsible and people who regularly engage in such are not fit for office.

Finally, I do also think Ambassador Rice would have had some problems given some of the investments she and her husband have in energy companies in Canada and elsewhere. There would have been cries of conflict of interest and undue foreign influence. That of course would have been absurd and less an issue than if was for President Bill Clinton when Hillary became Secretary of State, but, again, it was less about Susan Rice and more about a proxy fight against the President. Ambassador Rice made the right decision to withdraw her name; there are too many other issues to litigate and our current political culture lacks the maturity to evaluate issues and have legitimate disagreements without injuring people involved or worse the country so many presume to love and cherish.

As an addendum, some may question the harsh comments I made above regarding John McCain and Lindsey Graham as adding vitriol to the current climate. I understand that view. I disagree with that view based on the premise that John McCain's disagreements are not borne of legitimate policy disagreements, but of personal animus. I think it is perfectly okay to call out crap where and when the stench exists and call it for what it really is: putrid partisan politics.

In my opinion, Ambassador Susan Rice was vilified due to the intelligence community's “talking points” on the Benghazi attacks. According to the Washington Post, the “Talking points,” prepared by the CIA, support the statements she made on three Sunday news magazine shows about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. She was only stating what she was told to say. Her statements became political fodder for likes of John McCain who waged a successful campaign to block Rice's appointment as Secretary of State and Mitt Romney who hoped to win the Presidential election.

One thing you can count on. David Gregory (wimpy) will let Liarndsey Graham use his show to spout all kinds of crap about our President and Susan Rice. MTP has gone over to the other side of the street. (FOX) Susan Rice has been done a terrible injustice by john (grumpy old man mccain) liarndsey graham, kathy (crook) ayotte and the rest of the teathuglicans. 2014!!!!!!!!!