Hillary Clinton Will Say Yes to Secretary of State Job
Posted on November 21, 2008
Well, it’s looking more official now than the original rumor.
“She’s ready,” said the confidant. Mrs. Clinton was reassured after talking again with Mr. Obama because their first meeting in Chicago last week “was so general,” the confidant said. The purpose of the follow-up talk, he added, was not to extract particular concessions but “just getting comfortable” with the idea of working together.
A second Clinton associate confirmed that her camp believes they have a done deal. Senior Obama advisers said Friday morning that the offer had not been formally accepted and no announcement will be made until after Thanksgiving. But they said they were convinced that the nascent alliance was now ready to be sealed.
It looks like she had a hard time making up her mind, and I don’t blame her. I can see why. I think she would have had more weight in the Senate than carrying Obama’s water.
The announcement will be after Thanksgiving. Here comes the pantsuit world tour!
Ace: The leaks will flow like wine!
Effectively, Obama has soothed the ruffled feathers of the PUMAs with this pick, and has taken away any chance of a “rogue” campaign for presidency she might have been considering for 2012. Smart move, but does it represent “change?
Change? Did someone mention change? Who’s campaign mentioned change?
However, if this is true, it stuns me that Obama would pass over the chance to choose Hillary as his VP and assure his election while relegating her to a marginal position in his administration, only to hand her the keys to the State Department and significant influence over foreign policy during his transition.
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“Change? Did someone mention change? Who’s campaign mentioned change?”
Here’s another question – who’s campaign spent months criticizing Hillary’s judgment?
I can’t wait to see the spin from Obama on this one.