A Hillary-Obama rift in the making ?

Hot Air ^ | July 01, 2009 | ED MORRISSEY

[RobinMasters]

Jim Geraghty points out an unusual item from Reuters yesterday, in which the State Department announced that Hillary Clinton would not accompany Barack Obama to Moscow next week. The nation’s chief diplomat will stay home while Obama pursues nuclear reductions with Russia, one of his big diplomatic projects, one in which observers would presume that the Secretary of State would have substantial involvement:

[Da Coyote]

Does it matter? Putin could have major brain surgery and still be able to out think the he and she clown (and her little dog husband, too).

[my small voice]

“My arm hurts...seriously. I can’t go.”

[dblshot]

If she gets out of line, Obama will twist her arm again.

[Windflier]

Appointing Hillary as his Secretary of State was a weak and cowardly payback on Obama’s part, and everyone knew it.

He hates her with a passion, which is evidenced in the many photos of them together, and by his shameful treatment of her during the Democrat National Convention.

I’m sure the feeling’s mutual.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

There were rumblings that the Iran scolding the beast gave Barky really changed their relationship. Hence, she was dropped from the visit to Putin.

[Paradox]

I have thought, all along, that Hillary took her current job for one reason, and that was to get some “gravitas”. My prediction was that in two years, she would resign over some issue, lay low while Obama made a mess of things, and then try to wrest the Democratic nomination from him in 2012.

[wilco200]

I’ll take the under on Hillary bailing before 012 to “spend time with her family”

the longer she stays the more her caboose is stuck to the Obama hell train.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Who’s Hillary?.....

[Steve Van Doorn]

I can just picture how this will go.
obama says, "I would like to eliminate all nuclear weapons"

Putin says, " sure "

Deal done.

Obama goes home and disarms our weapons.
< *Putin smiles* >

[Sooth2222]

Will she run for her old Senate seat in 2010 and against Zero for the nomination in 2012?

[Las Vegas Ron]

Appointing Hillary as his Secretary of State was a weak and cowardly payback on Obama’s part, and everyone knew it.

I dunno....his cabinet is filled with Clinton cronies, just sayin

[MarineBrat]

They've always loved each other!

Really!

[capydick]

......while Obama pursues nuclear reductions with Russia

Will be like taking candy from a baby.......for the Russian's.

[Nonstatist]

If his popularity tanks, she’ll run against him in 2012. Wont that be amusing!

[GoCards]

oh please, oh please, oh please. It may be Hillary that ousts this guy. Wouldnt that be ironic.

[Redbob]

What’s unusual about this?
Zero hasn’t let her get involved in anything: for Europe, the UN, or the Mideast, he has named “special envoys” reporting to him, not her.

Why should Moscow be any different?

[Nachum]

Hillary might run for Gov. of New York? Hah. Go for it.

[Redbob]

"I have thought, all along, that Hillary took her current job for one reason, and that was to get some “gravitas”. My prediction was that in two years, she would resign over some issue, lay low while Obama made a mess of things, and then try to wrest the Democratic nomination from him in 2012."

Interesting theory; I wouldn't be surprised if you're right.

[Dallas59]

"I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes Love is all around me and so the feeling grows ...It's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go..."