CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper December 20, 2013 21:46:00
A kansas city shuffle? on a foreign policy level, senator max baucus seems an odd choice for america's next ambassador to china. the montana democrat does not speak chinese, while he knows about trade issues, baucus is not known for a history of ties to the country. according to the "wall street journal" china's citizens are taking to their version of twitter to voice concern over how the 72-year-old will fare in their notoriously thick beijing air. one post quoted reads so old, don't die in the beijing smog. but if you fan away the smog and look at this assignment through the lens of politics...