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About Hillary for SoS, do you think a factor in this for Obama is control? He can always fire her as SoS, he can't fire a Senator. Or can you be

Posted by Loyola Nov 17 '08, 09:13

Senator at the same time?

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Maybe, just *maybe*, he's considering her because he thinks she's perhaps the most qualified for the position? Just a wild guess... -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:38
Is the SoS offer confirmed or just assumed? I'd small wager he's actually considering her for DOD and they just let the press run. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:38 1
- Assumed at this stage, you could be right too. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:45
I think he has no problems with hillary, I think his issue is with bill. -- nm - tRUMAN Nov 17, 09:22 2
- NPR was saying how there's a potential cocnflict of interest that his Foundation gets donations from so many countries -- nm - con_carne Nov 17, 09:26 1
  - and the whole Kazakhstan uranium mining/influence peddling situation. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:28
I think the one angle that is often forgotten is that he gets one hell of a good politican on his staff if she takes the position. - ty97 Nov 17, 09:22 4
- I don't know that that's a great qualification for SoS - con_carne Nov 17, 09:24 1
  - SoS handles relationships. I don't want a Scholarly bookworm for that. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:25
- Sounds like a pretty shitty politician. I like my politicians with a little more morality on their side -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:23 1
  - If your deeming her guilty for crimes she's not been charged with, then you may have a point. -- nm - ty97 Nov 17, 09:24
It does help him tie her to the next four years and make it difficult for her to criticize from the outside. - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:16 14
- pretty much makes it impossible for her to try and unseat him in 2012. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:18 11
  - Next to no chance she'd try anyhow. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:19 10
    - I think McCain would've tried if not for 9/11. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:22
    - the Clintons still think they are the party. - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:20 8
      - When they gave the convention speeches, it's no longer their party. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:24 7
        
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        Teddy K. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:33 1
        
        certainly came the closest -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:37
        
        Buchanan in 1992, but he wasn't exactly running to be embraced by the GOP. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:33 3
        
        Also Kennedy in 80, Reagan in 76. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 17, 09:34 2
        
        Reagan I wouldn't count exactly since Ford wasn't elected. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:39
        
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- Me too. Great move for all concerned. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:17
- and she could get the aircraft carrier named after her now too... -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 17, 09:17
no -- nm - psilotum Nov 17, 09:15
Olive branch to her and her supporters is my guess -- nm - Beaker Nov 17, 09:14
As senator, he can just ignore her, cuz she doesn't speak for his administration. As SoS, she would; even in freelancing. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:14
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- I heard a remark on NPR that there's nothing in the Constitution prohibiting someone from occupying both offices at the same time. -- nm - Max Nov 17, 09:36 2
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- narcissistic personality disorder. or so I hear. -- nm - mafic Nov 17, 09:17
- In the off chance that she gathers together a group of Senators to oppose any Obama initiatives. - Loyola Nov 17, 09:17 4
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    - Perhaps Obama is mindful that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:26 2
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        :) I see -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:30
- keep your friends close, and your enemies closer? -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:16 10
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    - I'm not saying she is, just that it would be a valid answer to your hypothetical question. -- nm - znufrii Nov 17, 09:34
    - You're so pretty -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:23 6
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        it's not demonizing to point out that they fought for the Dem nomination like dogs. -- nm - loosilu Nov 17, 09:33 1
        
        And then after that? She's been loyal soldier. - Will Hunting Nov 17, 09:40
        
        I don't need new ways to demonizer her. She's way past that. - oblique Nov 17, 09:27 2
        
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        Agreed :) -- nm - oblique Nov 17, 09:33
  - Exactly. -- nm - Loyola Nov 17, 09:17
- You're so pretty. -- nm - TaurusII Nov 17, 09:16

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