Hillary Rodham Clinton for Secretary of State - thoughts?

[Kevin]

I said this in another thread, but I think Obama is playing by the old adage "keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Whether or not she is an "enemy" is a matter of opinion. Whether or not she would have been a constituency in the Senate which would have to be accounted for and could possibly be an obstacle seems to be a definite possibility, if not a certainty.

By appointing HRC to the SoS post, he's effectively removed her ability to be an obstacle and further, he makes it in her best interest that his administration does well.

A master stroke, IMHO.

[RU OX Alum]

I think there are better qualified individuals, but since cabinet appointments are more about partisan politics than with actually finding the best qualified person for the role, I'd say that Kevin is pretty much dead on.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I said this in another thread, but I think Obama is playing by the old adage "keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Funny you say that because I thought the same thing. Well, I hope she does a great job.