I was as anti-Clinton during the primaries as anyone..... she'd make a GREAT SoS choice

scheming daemons

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:52 PM
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I was as anti-Clinton during the primaries as anyone..... she'd make a GREAT SoS choice

1. She is well-liked around the world. She'd have foreign leaders eating out of the palm of her hand.

2. It's a good reward for all her hard work on the campaign.

3. It shows the strength of Obama's character, that he's willing to put a former rival in one of the more powerful positions in the government.

4. She will be working at the pleasure of the POTUS. Obama is in charge, she'd be working FOR him. It's that simple.

5. Most importantly.... it would drive the right-wingers in this country absolutely bat-shit crazy. That's NEVER a bad thing. ;-)

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:53 PM
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1. I would rather her be the head of health

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scheming daemons

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:55 PM
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3. Not a high-profile position. Quick.. name the past 5 HHS heads...

You can't.

But I bet you can name the past 5 State heads...

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:56 PM
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7. Probably most impactful, though.

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AtomicKitten

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:54 PM
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2. Her "obliterate Iran" should disqualify her for consideration.

There are plenty of Democrats more qualified and more deserving.

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scheming daemons

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:55 PM
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4. SoS carries out the will of her boss..... not her own policies

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The Wielding Truth

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:56 PM
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I am in complete agreement with you, AtomicKitten.

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HeraldSquare212

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:55 PM
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5. What supports the idea that she is well-liked around the world?

She will have no credibility in the Middle East, esp. after threatening to obliterate Iran. She has no known negotiation skills, and the history of the health care proposal suggests she is not tempermentally inclined toward negotiation.

She's a smart, hard-working person, but there are many smart, hard-working people, some of whom have more background in foreign policy and don't have baggage from political campaigns.

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Fri Nov-14-08 12:56 PM
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6. I seem to remember her pissing off a number of foriegn countries.

Her fabrications about snipers upset a lot of Bosnians. I remember that.

There were others in addition to that and her anti-Iran comments, although I can't remember at the moment.

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Captain Hilts

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Fri Nov-14-08 01:07 PM
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8. I think making her attny gen. would scare a lot of right-wing creeps outta DoJ. nt

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Fri Nov-14-08 01:20 PM
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9. If I were Barack I would say, "What would you like to do? It's yours."

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BeyondGeography

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Fri Nov-14-08 01:25 PM
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10. "Hillary, I'm looking forward to you advising me as well."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv7K8S4kGQM

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WI_DEM

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Fri Nov-14-08 01:27 PM
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11. I agree, she would be a fine choice.

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