Sen. DeMint announces Honduras foreign policy reversal for Obama and Clinton

[L. Coyote]

So now Sen. DeMint is announcing US foriegn policy changes for Obama and Clinton!! ????
Oh, wait, it's from McClatchy Newspapers. Can it be anywhere near true?

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Citing change in Honduras policy, GOP senator ends holds on nominees
By LESLEY CLARK - McClatchy Newspapers - http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1318920.html


WASHINGTON - An outspoken critic of the Obama administration's handling of the crisis in Honduras dropped his opposition to two State Department nominees late Thursday, saying the administration has reversed course.

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., said on the Senate floor that he'd spoken with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who told him that the administration would recognize the election Nov. 29 in Honduras "regardless of whether former President Manuel Zelaya is returned to office."

"I am happy to report the Obama administration has finally reversed its misguided Honduran policy and will fully recognize the Nov. 29 elections," DeMint said, noting that the stance means he'll lift his objection to the nominations of Arturo Valenzuela to be assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs and Thomas Shannon to be the U.S. ambassador to Brazil.

At Valenzuela's confirmation hearing July 8, DeMint argued that the administration had made the wrong call by pushing for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's return to power.

But on Thursday, DeMint said that he'd spoken with Clinton and Shannon, who had told him that the U.S. would recognize the outcome of the Honduran elections regardless of whether Zelaya is reinstated.

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[dgibby]

1. I would take anything Jim DeMint says with a grain of salt.

I want to hear this from Clinton or Obama.

[Wetzelbill]

2. yeah and I would probably add a slice of lime and a shot of tequila to that too nt

[L. Coyote]

3. Plus, a grain of truth would help.

[L. Coyote]

4. LATEST: De facto leader announces "unity" government for Honduras = LOL

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