Comments on: THE CLINTON CHOICE AT STATE

By: Carlyle Perry

Carlyle Perry — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:49:22 +0000

I wish Obama well but Hillary at State is a mistake. Hillary belongs on the Supreme Court filling the next vacancy. There is sure to be one soon. With Hillary on the Court for the next twenty years we will get much more benefit from her intelligence and humanity and legal expertise. The confirmation hearings will be a circus but the Democratic majority can carry the day and revel in the hatred of the “wingers”.

By: P. Aaron

P. Aaron — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:46:43 +0000

My hought is that Obama is doing this to draw out some dirt during the confirmation process which the media will (finally) use real adhesive to stick the Clintons so well that it will damage her against ever running again for higher office.

The media liked the Clintons but they really love their Big ‘O’.

By: DoorHold

DoorHold — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:15:50 +0000

“Obama and the country could do worse than Hillary Clinton at State. I think she proved during the campaign that she has a much more realistic outlook on the world than the naive Obama and would probably be one of the only Obama foreign policy advisors who would advocate or support military action against Iran as a last resort. She is a steady friend of Israel, a more practical advocate for an Iraq drawdown, would support a surge of forces in Afghanistan, and generally has a more real politik outlook than the Obama crew. We could have done a lot worse if you consider the gaggle of far left liberals Obama tapped as his advisors during the campaign.”

Before this past election campaign I thought Hillary was about as far left as anyone can be and still be electable to high office. Obama proved me wrong on that one. During the campaign I (Horrors!) actually LIKED what Hillary had to say, and, even more shocking, HOW she said it.

God help me, she often came across as … Reagan-esque.

Eliminate all the conjecture and pre-conceived notions and you’re left with the paragraph quoted above: Hillary would be a dependable choice for Secretary of State.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:23:49 +0000

Well…since Obama is well on the way towards alienating the nutroots perhaps his plan is to pick up Hillary supporters as a way to shore up his approval ratings…which are sure to tank a bit once the honeymoon is over.

By: obamathered

obamathered — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:56:22 +0000

Gimme a break. This is a reverse Julius Ceasar.

As soon as the media spits out Obama’s cum, we will learn–shock, shock, shock–that Hillary is not the Godhead they once told us. Nosirreee. Yep, got to have some honest to God left-winger in that post to sell out America. Joe Biden, come on down..never mind…Eric Holder…never mind…Karl Marx…well, hell, he’s dead.

Next. Please take off your nasty shoes at the door.

By: Michael Gross

Michael Gross — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:06:09 +0000

I see this as the payoff for Hillary backing off her run for president and backing Obama. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

By: BiasedGirl

BiasedGirl — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:26:47 +0000

I’m just not sure where Obama is going with this Clinton redux.

By: Sirius

Sirius — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:19:28 +0000

So who replaces her in the Senate?

By: michael reynolds

michael reynolds — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:58:40 +0000

I hate to suggest anything so crazy, but maybe Obama just thinks she’d be a good choice for the country. Maybe he’s so confident he isn’t worried about 2012, or about Hillary’s ambitions.

That being said, she can’t afford a failure at State and she can’t succeed unless she has Obama’s confidence. Her ambition is his guarantee. If she gets out of control he moves FP into the White House and isolates her. She’ll look small and pitiable. If she earns his trust and has some successes both Obama and HC rise together.

Don’t underestimate Obama. If there’s one thing he’s shown he can do it’s assemble a winning team.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:34:11 +0000

I am hoping that Obama names a Secretary of State like Hillary because, quite frankly, she seemed to have more sense in foreign relations and national defense than he did during the primaries. But let’s take a step back and remember that nothing gets leaked to the press without an underlying motive. I would ask if Obama’s motive is to make a public show of vetting Hillary for this position (so he won’t be the evil sexist guy), or if Obama’s motive is to really have her serve as Secretary of State. but overall I am cautiously optimistic from this action. I hope this indicates a trend that he will NOT govern the country from the far left like we were thinking he would.