You Don't understand how many Times I'm on call and the attending refuses to use sux. One gen surgeon here does lap appy in 15-20 minutes. It's like they push the roc and i pray...
Using rocuronium for short cases is completely acceptable...you just have to get out of the mindset of pushing the "standard induction dose" of 0.7 mg/kg. A patient does not require 0/4 twitches to be intubated. In fact, I often like to use rocuronium for short laparoscopic cases like an appendectomy because it provides some degree of relaxation during insufflation and the procedure itself.
But I do agree with the sentiment above that when succinylcholine is the right drug, it is the right drug, and you shouldn't have an unhealthy paranoia about using it. Pushing an RSI dose of rocuronium for a 15 minute case to avoid using succinylcholine is just silly.