Obama Weighs Clinton, Richardson For State

CBS News ^ | 11/14/2008 | (CBS/AP)

[petitfour]

President-elect Barack Obama has interviewed primary election rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson to be his secretary of state, Democrats said Friday, as he weighed the decision on folding former foes into his new administration.

[O Neill]

...folding former foes into his new administration.

Folding the Clintons into positions of servitude in the White House? Priceless! Is it possible?

YES WE CAN! This may be the change I've been waiting for...

[JrsyJack]

The way things are going Hillary appears to be the most ethical member of Obama’s cabinet. Never would have guessed that.

[infowarrior]

The way things are going Hillary appears to be the most ethical member of Obama’s cabinet. Never would have guessed that.

Definitely "Whooda thunk it" material...

the infowarrior

[Condor51]

Hillary would be a good choice - for Barry. As SoS she'd be out of his hair, and effectively cut her political legs off. "Hill we need you to go to Mongolia for a couple months. And then Botswana for six weeks".

And Richardson, he's a fricken butt kissing loser. He isn't capable of being the WH Parking Attendant. So he'd be perfect as Ambassador to Mexico.

[Puppage]

More former Clinton Admin people in the Obammy cabinet.

RESHUFFLE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN

[Piquaboy]

Hillary’s pants are not exactly empty by a long shot.

[Terry Mross]

So many O voters hate Hillary. This could have been the end of the Clintons once and for all. But not if O keeps them in the public eye.

Then again, this may just be another way of telling the Clintons to stick it. He promised her SOS and to pay off her campaign debt if both Clintons would campaign for him. Now he’s going to show them how it feels when the loyalty only goes one way.

[csmusaret]

Glad to see the President Elect is doing some heavy lifting.

[Kackikat]

ROFL...it will be Richardson...just one more way to dangle something in front of Hillary and then take it away. O may want to be careful tormenting the Clintanistas.

[SERKIT]

Here's the problem: As Sec of State, Hillary may have to call Barry at 3 in the morning, and she has already said he can't handle that on "day one". During the hearings (if it gets that far) I hope a Rep has the stones to quote back to Hillary was she said about Barry. If a Sec of State call the White House at 3am, the call tends to be important. She may get the chance to duck snipper fire once again, though.

[Kackikat]

FoxNews Sunday is already talking Hillary as SEC Of STATE, and I thought he only interviewed her? I really expected him to pick Richardson, just to hit Hillary one more time..he’s taken all the Clinton people for his adminstration...I guess he thinks they’ll do the same job for him they did for the Clintoons.

[rfp1234]