Posts Tagged ‘Secretary of State’
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State?
Huffington Post reports that President-Elect Obama offered Hillary Clinton the Secretary of State job. Jake Tapper at Political Punch captures the Clinton-for-Sec. buzz as well.
I'm not so sure this is a good idea. Yeah, I know Team of Rivals. But it's Hillary. And it's Hillary and Bill all over again. Slate thinks Richard Holbrooke would be the better choice. Do we really need a diva in the State Department? Wouldn't Hillary try to overshadow Obama? Or is this some stroke of genius? I don't think this has anything to do with Obama attempting to placate Hillary primary voters.
