Posted on 11/16/2008 6:35:21 PM PST by mathwhizz
Hillary Clinton would be "a very good selection" as secretary of state, the Senate's second-ranking Republican, Jon Kyle of Arizona, said in an interview with Fox News Sunday morning. "It seems to me she's got the experience. She's got the temperament for it. I think she would be well received around the world," Kyl said.
Sen. Byron Dorgan (R, N.D.) told Fox he didn't think she would have trouble winning confirmation. "She's worked across the aisle, has good bipartisan relationships" and "would have instant credibility around the world," he added. The U.S. has "a lot of relationships to repair and a lot of work to do, so I think she'd be a fine choice."
Obama and Clinton have done nothing to tamp down speculation on the widely leaked news that she traveled to meet with him in Chicago Thursday and discussed the possibility of the State Department job. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is also reported to have met with Obama last week and others, including Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, are reportedly also being considered for the post.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the World Economic Forum's India meeting he thought giving Clinton the job "would be an outstanding appointment," adding it would also show "great courage" on Obama's part.
In an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said such an appointment "could be a great move."
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This is embarrassing.
No worse than people posting links to hillary websites on FR calling Matt Drudge a liar.
I think Ubie is just stringing people along—I don’t think he (read: George Soros) has any plans to include Hillary in this administration, except maybe to ‘consult’ with her and Bill once in awhile!
Mark my words. He’ll appoint someone like Bill Ayers before he’d pick Hillary!
Dorgan was a Democrat last I knew.
1) FBI files still at large?
— OR —
2) The spineless cowards in the Republican party have yet to locate their long lost balls.
Well who are you hoping for in the post? If she is an acceptable qualified choice there is no reason to be deliberately contrarian.
Yeah, I see Kyl losing his seat if he runs again. First amnesty, now this kind of thing..
Hillary would be likely to thwart Obama on the world stage, and believe me, Øbama has world ambitions.
Where is Secretary of State in the presidential line of succession - about #4? - like somebody said last week - better hire a bunch of food-tasters in the new White House......
Unless we SOON replace all the RINO's and sniveling week-kneed bunches we have now, we'll never see Republicans getting elected in the next 20 years.
Oh...my...gosh. Is there ANY wonder why "Republicans" lost so badly? Any? I am embarrassed to call myself a Republican. I don't even recognize this Party any longer. Why don't these "Republicans" just resign and join the Democrats whom they seem to agree with much more often than not.
How utterly sickening.
Its John Kyl, not Kyle... or at least I thought so
anyways, I applaud it too.... at least we know how evil Hillary is.... there are a lot worse people (surprisingly) that he could put into the post
I think she’s nuts to give up a power base in the Senate for a thankless, relatively short-term job. An SoS who’s stayed 4 years has stayed longer than average.
Only because we were afraid William Ayers was going to get the job ;)
Doesn’t Hussein have the power to fire her if he feels like it?
Anything to get her out of the country, and then we can quick revoke her passport and throw her in Gitmo. :)
I Do NOT call myself a plain ole’ “Republican”....I call myself a Constitutional Conservative.......we need to RENAME what we want....and in the process REMAKE the Pubbie Party
This whole dustup is just Clinton gaming Obama, and the shills (probably Rahm included) are playing along. Funny thing is, it may well work. Let’s see if The Chosen One can gracefully wiggle out of this.
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