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They're saying Obama might pick Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.

Will that happen?

I think this is reasonably plausible. The Obama people didn?t want Hillary for vice-president because she would have been a little too close for comfort - and they also didn?t like the idea of Bill hanging around the White House. But with Hillary safely across town in Foggy Bottom (or even better, in perpetual motion, flying around the world), Obama would be able to put the people he really trusts into the National Security Council, and run foreign policy from there.

The obvious candidate for Secretary of State used to be Joe Biden. But with Biden otherwise engaged, all the remaining leading candidates have some drawbacks. Richard Holbrooke is tough and experienced, but seems to be distrusted by the Obama team who think he is ?not a team player? - and who have never quite forgiven him for backing Hillary. John Kerry and Bill Richardson both pass the experience and the ?loyalty to Obama? test - but are regarded as, respectively, a little bit lightweight and a little bit flaky.

Ha ha. I detest Holbrooke, and I hate the idea of John Kerry representing us abroad. Richardson, why not? What's "flaky" about Richardson? Anyway, do we want Hillary running all over the world, being the mouthpiece of her erstwhile rival?

Hillary as Secretary of State?
	Great choice.
	Better than the alternatives.
	Eh. It has to be somebody and those alternatives are dreadful.
	No, because she won't serve Obama well.
	No, because she's no good.
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IN THE COMMENTS (at the poll site): FGFM says: "I would like to vote for Althouse being lightweight and flaky." Okay:

Althouse is lightweight and flaky.
	True.
	False.
	Mmmm. Pie!
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Full post as published by Althouse on November 14, 2008 (boomark / email).