Posted on 11/21/2008 12:15:38 PM PST by bimboeruption
Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, making her the public face around the world for the administration of the man who beat her for the Democratic presidential nomination, two confidants said Friday. Mrs. Clinton came to her decision after additional discussion with President-elect Barack Obama about the nature of her role and his plans for foreign policy, said one of the confidants, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the situation. Mr. Obama’s office told reporters Thursday that the nomination is “on track” but Clinton associates only confirmed Friday afternoon that she has decided. “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. The apparent accord between perhaps the two leading figures in the Democratic Party climaxed a week-long drama that riveted the nation’s capital. Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton fought the most competitive Democratic nomination battle in modern times, one that polarized their party for months and left bitterness in both camps. But in asking Mrs. Clinton to join his Cabinet, Mr. Obama signaled that he wants to turn a rival into a partner and she concluded that she could have the most influence by saying yes.
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This nice Secretary of State Position!
(Applause and muffled cheers.)
And, to go with that, here's the MISS CONGENIALITY award for being such a good sport about being torpedoed your former left-wing media allies.
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She would have had far more power in the Senate. Now, she’s doing Obama’s bidding.
“Your terms are acceptable.”
Don’t be scared, be vigilant and active and angry.
Not a snowball’s chance, my FRiend.................
And there you have it - never will you have to say the words “President Hillary Clinton.” The last Sec of State to move on to the presidency? James Buchanan. I wonder how “dead” the GOP will look when it recaptures the White House in 2012?
bttt
Looks like Slick Willie can now fool around a little more...with the missus on some foreign diplomacy mission
Maybe Willie convinced Barry to offer her Sec of St. so he could play
Timothy Geithner to be Secretary of Treasury
Bill Richardson S of Commerce
on greatawire
Guess it wont be long now before there’s an “accident”....kinda like that lawyer in Little Rock that committed suicide by shooting himself in the back of the head with a shotgun!
Diplomatically, she'll be a clomping, entitled, abrasive social retard.
As a "subordinate" to the President, she'll impossible to reign in.
She'll be outmaneuvered strategically by tinpot representatives sitting across the table from her, and she'll feel sure she outwitted them.
On the bright side, at least she's hot.
No, now she’s 4th in line for POTUS, and in Obama’s face with Bill at her side - as opposed to just being 1 in 100. Considering that VP is largely a ceremonial/gopher role, and Speaker is largely a bureaucratic role, she’s now effectively in power slot #2 - which is right where an aspiring megalomaniac really wants to be (the REAL power position).
Yes, but that would only happen if Biden, Pelosi, and (Sheets) Byrd all expired simultaneously.<<
Weirder things than that have happened in Arkansas.
No doubt about that - unless she intends to resign after 3 years to become U.N. Sec-Gen.
Except that now she can be fired at anytime, at the discretion of a guy who personally can't stand her and needs her to follow his every directive, without exception.
Chelsea
Cuomo makes the Clinton's look honest.
Why 8 years?
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