Posted on 07/02/2009 1:28:06 PM PDT by 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:
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Bubba is doing a fundraiser for Carolyn Maloney who is running against Gillibrand for senate in NY.
O has ordered Maloney NOT to run against gilli.
this is probably the way she wants it. after he makes a hash of things (*again*) she’ll have plausible deniability and can back-bite him later at her convenience.
I thought it was a smart move as she could have been more of a threat to him in the Senate and by appointing her he pretty much controls her.
He also gave out many of the S.O.S. responsibilities to others, thus taking more power away from her. Just my thoughts.
So why did Hillary take the job?
I think you are right although I am not sure she will make the two years. She is going to challenge him in 2012 and this time ACORN will not be frauding the caucus system for ZERO IMO. Her people have a total hand on what he did to steal the primary using the caucus system.
And I used to think she would be the worst thing that could ever happen to this Country! Boy was I wrong!
No. He will sic Michelle on Hillary.
That is interesting that Bubba is doing a fundraiser. Are we seeing the split widen?
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer... inside the white house she can gather dirt on him first hand to use at her convenience later.
Really changed their relationship? I don’t think anything changed - they hate each other and I think that’s apparent to everyone. I give her two years MAX as the SecSt before she pulls the plug and then runs against him in 2012....I found myself thinking this morning that I don’t think I would have despised her as much as I absolutely detest this empty suited thug from Chicago!
I think that each of them is trying to use the other. Hillary wants to gain gravitas, stay in the public eye, and come back for another run.
Obama wants to keep his friends close and his enemies closer, and subject her to subtle humiliations like this one.
Each of them will betray or dump the other without notice, if it serves their purposes. Obama has the upper hand now, but if he weakens and continues to lose popularity, he’d better watch out.
“Hillary might run for Gov. of New York? Hah. Go for it.”
There’s a theory that Hill will do just that and then get ready to primary 0bama from Albany.
Any theories as to why the Obamas hate Hillary?
Good point-but he can dig up dirt on her too.
“its OK, you go on without me. I’ll be fine. I have plenty of work here to keep me busy.”
And then she turns to make sure he is flying on an Airbus 310.
Any truth to the rumor that Rudy G. will run for gov?
Well, gee whiz! A girl’s got to start sometime. And don’t think old Hil doest have a strong sixth sense of Now if Duncan L. Hunter would just write a best seller; come out of retirement to perform a viable and news worthy feat of accomplishment to get his name out there! He was the best of the lot then , and he and Sarah still are.
Agree with your scenario. She'll resign and convey the message that she couldn't be a party to diplomatic fiascos and foreign policy blunders, of which there will be many. She's probably very comfortable with the track she's on. Right on schedule.
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