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Appointing Hillary secretary of state would be bold move - Kissinger

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Posted by Fred 2008-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 He doesn't actually say that he considers it a good idea, does he?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-17 02:58|| 2008-11-17 02:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, he is a diplomat after all!

Posted by gorb 2008-11-17 05:11|| 2008-11-17 05:11|| Front Page Top

#3 it shows ... great courage on the part of the president-elect. To appoint a very strong personality into a prominent cabinet position requires a great deal of courage."

There's a fascinating Charlie Rose interview floating out there in the ether. He spoke with a Newsweek editor and the reporter embedded with the Obama campaign about the in-depth report they released after Election Day. Amongst many other questions in the 20 minute interview, Mr. Rose asked what courageous moves Candidate Obama had made. Interestingly, the reporter's response was that in his opinion the candidate had done absolutely nothing courageous whatsoever, although he had stood up to his campaign advisers to address directly the Reverend Wright problem.

So now President-elect Obama is placed in the position of appointing someone he really doesn't want to prove his courage, or doing as he prefers and giving a portion of his fan base their first major disappointment. Reality is full of difficulties.

Posted by trailing wife 2008-11-17 05:24|| 2008-11-17 05:24|| Front Page Top

#4 The only real impediment to Hillary's appointment so far is ... you guessed it ... Bill. Right now, someone is undoubtedly poring over Bill's financial dealings with some interesting foreign entities. Conflicts of interest?

Posted by WilliamMarcyTweed 2008-11-17 08:36|| 2008-11-17 08:36|| Front Page Top

#5 They got interns in the State Department, don't they?

Posted by You Know Who 2008-11-17 08:40|| 2008-11-17 08:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Someone in D.C. is going to have to show some balls.
Might as well be hers.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-17 08:41|| 2008-11-17 08:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Posted by Carbon Monoxide">Carbon Monoxide 2008-11-17 10:59|| 2008-11-17 10:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Who would make a better bad cop than Hillary?

"I'm not leaving until we hammer out an agreement!" "Okay, we agree, we agree, anything!"

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-11-17 11:18|| 2008-11-17 11:18|| Front Page Top

#9 SecState Hillary works well for Obama - he no longer has to worry about here plotting a revenge return from outside - any messes he gets into will also be pinned on her.

And I doubt she could foul it up any worse than Madeline Halfbright did.

On the plus side, as mentioned, "SecState Clinton" would NOT put up with the backstabbing, leaking and other BS that is rampant in Foggy Bottom. She'd clean house with a feral grin on her face. Something Bush failed to do and paid the price for.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-11-17 11:26|| 2008-11-17 11:26|| Front Page Top

#10 No surprises here. The guy promises change and then he delivers more of the same old...well, you know. I have to go throw up now.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-11-17 11:37|| 2008-11-17 11:37|| Front Page Top

#11 Can Rudi win her Senate seat?

Posted by bman 2008-11-17 11:50|| 2008-11-17 11:50|| Front Page Top

#12 The only real impediment to Hillary's appointment so far is ... you guessed it ... Bill.

They dump Bill into the US ambassador to the UN.

Posted by Pappy 2008-11-17 11:55|| 2008-11-17 11:55|| Front Page Top

#13 Truly dumb idea for The One. There's going to be a lot of heavy lifting domestically over the next 4 years. And Hillary's finger prints will be on none of it. And The beneficial results, if any, won't be visible by 2012. Hillary will be in a perfect position to run against the clearly failed Obama presidency in the primaries.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-17 12:24|| 2008-11-17 12:24|| Front Page Top

#14 Kissinger's calling the Mirrorball on his essential cowardice. Wonder if anybody important notices?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-11-17 12:54|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-17 12:54|| Front Page Top

#15 Kissinger could run plots around O with one hand and half his accent tied behind his back.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-17 14:31|| 2008-11-17 14:31|| Front Page Top

#16 Although I do feel that Hillary has much to prove, I truly believe that positive thought can transform this country! While it may be easy to dwell on the past, or negative aspects of Hillary, we can only look to the future and all that it holds in store for us. I've been using this concept in my personal life as well. Positive thought combined with the use of vision boards has truly helped me be more open to opportunity- just as Hillary was! Here's a great resource explaining (better than I can) how to use these concepts to better your life: www.thevisionboardkit.com. You can download a free first chapter, too!

Posted by Pearl Ebback5395 2008-11-17 15:09|| 2008-11-17 15:09|| Front Page Top

#17 Never considered that...

Hmm. Rudy just might be able to win her seat if there is no incumbent.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-11-17 15:30|| 2008-11-17 15:30|| Front Page Top

#18 I put a dreamcatcher on my rear-view and drove around the block like Superman; thought it was 1992 but turns out I was just dizzy.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-11-17 17:37|| 2008-11-17 17:37|| Front Page Top

#19 Hey, Pearl! Why doncha just get a OUIJA board?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-11-17 18:28|| 2008-11-17 18:28|| Front Page Top

#20 I'll bet Pearl's husband cheats on her too.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-17 18:30|| 2008-11-17 18:30|| Front Page Top

#21 And I bet that vision board doesn't tell her about it either.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-11-17 18:41|| 2008-11-17 18:41|| Front Page Top

#22 Pearl's "husband" runs on 2 D-cells...just saying

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-17 18:45|| 2008-11-17 18:45|| Front Page Top

#23 Does Hil have to fill out that questionaire?

Posted by KBK 2008-11-17 20:14|| 2008-11-17 20:14|| Front Page Top

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