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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,853 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 10:32 AM Oct 2018

Nikki Haley resigning is awesome news for us.

She had a reputation , deservedly or not, as a voice of reason and decorum in a unreasonable and indecorous administration. As a person of color she was a rising star in the GOP.

This news will step on any other news for the next few news cycles.

Thank you, Ambassador Haley.

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Nikki Haley resigning is awesome news for us. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 OP
Well, sort of. Her "voice of reason" was a protection for us ksoze Oct 2018 #1
Let Trump keep maximizing the contradictions. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #3
Next up, Lindsey Graham? DesertRat Oct 2018 #2
Yes it is TheRealistRealist Oct 2018 #4
I guess compared to others 45 could have chosen, she seemed okay DesertRat Oct 2018 #5
She did the bidding for Trump just as she promised she would. Bfd Oct 2018 #6
She's also facing ethics violations charges DesertRat Oct 2018 #7
Not really. MichMary Oct 2018 #8
Nah, she will be the new SC Senator before the week is out obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #9
I wish I had a dollar for every prediction that didn't come true. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2018 #10

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
5. I guess compared to others 45 could have chosen, she seemed okay
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 10:44 AM
Oct 2018

But in her short term, she set Arab-Israeli relations back 20 years. Defunded U.N. peacekeeping forces and gloated about it. And withdrew the U.S. from the Human Rights Council.

So overall she was a lousy UN Ambassador.

 

Bfd

(1,406 posts)
6. She did the bidding for Trump just as she promised she would.
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 10:51 AM
Oct 2018

With a 'stunning' job at Foreign Policy on her resume, where's the next step up the Trump loyalty ladder going to take her?

Do not trust a single one of them.
They have no redeeming qualities left.

MichMary

(1,714 posts)
8. Not really.
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:17 AM
Oct 2018

Since I suspect that she will take Graham's Senate seat after he is appointed AG. She will then have an excellent resume to run for President in 2024.

She has a lot going for her as a potential presidential candidate--young, attractive, minority, woman, governor, UN ambassador, seen as moderate.

Be careful what you wish for.

obamanut2012

(29,369 posts)
9. Nah, she will be the new SC Senator before the week is out
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 11:24 AM
Oct 2018

Sessions out, Graham in, Haley appointed Senator.

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