This heals up whatever bad feelings might exist from the primary days, plus gives us a well-respected name in the international community conducting foreign policy.
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eoe
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Fri 21 Nov, 2008 05:36 pm
I'm not feeling her yet but, I trust that my President-Elect knows what he's doing.
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dlowan
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Fri 21 Nov, 2008 05:43 pm
@Merry Andrew,
Seems like a win-win to me.
There were two good candidates left at the end...now both get to have their skills used.
She is more "hawkish" than Obama, though, isn't she? Hmmmm....
They are both attuned to politics. I think both started with reasonably good motives. I see her more negatively and worry about near immediate clashing, or someone backing down sans understanding. (They are both to the right, so to speak, of me.) What, I hope they learn to discuss well together. I hope for the best of both of them.
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msolga
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Fri 21 Nov, 2008 06:00 pm
@dlowan,
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Seems like a win-win to me.
There were two good candidates left at the end...now both get to have their skills used.
Yes, a win-win. Excellent.
Brains and beauty, too!
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Merry Andrew
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Fri 21 Nov, 2008 07:00 pm
I think it's a good move. I think it'll help heal whatever wounds might be left over from the primaries in the Democrat Party. And she's certainly capable of doing the job. She showed during the primaries that she can turn on the charm when necessary and be hard as nails when the occasion calls for it. And that's exactly what the person who deals with foreign affairs needs.
It's logical to surround yourself with people who are as intelligent as, or more than, you are.
Plus, now those that still pined for Hillary, have her.
Best of both worlds.
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Robert Gentel
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Fri 21 Nov, 2008 11:01 pm
Hillary doesn't strike me as a good pick for Secretary of State, but neither did Rice. Both are smart and capable, but in Hillary's case this is one of her weakest areas. I miss Secretaries of State like Powell and prefer career statesmen (or stateswomen) in this kind of role instead of a politician.
Colin Powell was a career military officer, not a career statesman.
What Obama is doint is exactly what Lincoln did--he is gathering his political opponents around him, and both giving them a stake in his administration, as well as reason not to criticize.
Colin Powell was a career military officer, not a career statesman.
True, but he was a National Security Advisor before he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (and later Secretary of State himself) and isn't a politician. I don't think the role is great for one who's minding a domestic audience and political future.
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ossobuco
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Fri 21 Nov, 2008 11:32 pm
@ossobuco,
All right, EOE, who would you like for Sec of State?
I don't have an immediate answer myself, hell, maybe Powell for the reasons Robert mentioned, but I'd have to cogitate.
Osso, I'm really not sharp enough on the game players to speak on that but I don't trust Hillary. Nor her husband. It's that simple for me. But I do trust in the fact that Mr. Obama is a very smart and intelligent person and he's got his reasons for selecting her so, I'll go with him on it. I'm a member of that very large segment who wanted him to bash McCain in the head during Debate One. I've learned since then to trust Obama's cool , even when I'm raging. It's clearly why he's President-Elect and I'm not.
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