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Hillary Clinton emerges as State dept candidate
Reuters ^ | Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:07am EST 13 | Steve Holland

Posted on 11/14/2008 6:43:46 AM PST by jonatron

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton emerged on Thursday as a candidate to be U.S. secretary of state for Barack Obama, months after he defeated her in an intense contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Putting Clinton, wife of former President Bill Clinton, in the position could help heal whatever lingering divisions remain in the Democratic Party after her bitter battle with Obama. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho2008; bhosos; hillary; sos
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1 posted on 11/14/2008 6:43:46 AM PST by jonatron
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To: jonatron

The GOOD news is, it would get her out of the Senate.


2 posted on 11/14/2008 6:45:36 AM PST by WayneS (Cynic? I prefer "Realist")
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To: jonatron

And Rudy could run for her senate seat.


3 posted on 11/14/2008 6:49:49 AM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?)
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To: jonatron

Is this her payoff for leaving the race and not pursuing things. Now that pesky debt....it will probably disappear too if she gets it.


4 posted on 11/14/2008 6:50:40 AM PST by Ptaz (Take Personal Responsibility--it's not fun, but it's the right thing to do.)
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To: jonatron

My suspicions are confirmed.


5 posted on 11/14/2008 6:50:46 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: WayneS

I think that’s a better choice that Bill Richardson!


6 posted on 11/14/2008 6:51:41 AM PST by greyfoxx39 (Tagline on vacation during the grand experiment.)
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To: jonatron

Well, she does have the same qualifications that Maddy Albright has ...


7 posted on 11/14/2008 6:52:49 AM PST by catpuppy
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To: WayneS

It also elevates her to a throne ALMOST as high as Obummer’s

Imagine the intrigues that could be spun by The Rodhamistas with the mistress in such a powerful cabinet position that influences all US foreign policy...


8 posted on 11/14/2008 6:53:34 AM PST by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Redbob

That’s why I think it WON’T happen.


9 posted on 11/14/2008 6:54:13 AM PST by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: catpuppy

Hill & Bill are better at selling off our nuclear secrets to the Red Chinese...


10 posted on 11/14/2008 6:54:16 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: jonatron

“Putting Clinton, wife of former President Bill Clinton, in the position could help heal whatever lingering divisions remain in the Democratic Party after her bitter battle with Obama. ...”

Pullleeeeeeeeeeeze let it be true. Ohmama will be DOA with Hillary stumping for herself and Rahm grandstanding - the big tent will become the Big Top. What a circus. This one term American Idol empty suit pResident is making the biggest early mistakes since Bubba tackled gays in the military and installed Hillary as Health Care Czar. A rookie like this in the White House is simply a Godsend for us...2010 will be big and ‘12 will be bigger...they will implode within the first 6 months...


11 posted on 11/14/2008 6:54:26 AM PST by jessduntno (Barack - Swahili for "High Wind, Big Thunder, No Rain")
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"Hillary Clinton emerges as State dept candidate"

And the hits just keep on comin'.../sarc
12 posted on 11/14/2008 6:54:41 AM PST by FrankR (Operation Tightbelt...he can't redistribute what isn't there...stop all un-necessary spending.)
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I'm considering why the leak.

If he was going to pick her he could get on the horn and ask her, but that would risk having The One turned down directly and he would lose face.

So it's leaked as a trail baloon and she could play the Kabuki dance by saying maybe/maybe not before a formal offer.

One deal-breaker would be filling out that 63 page questionaire that would require her to give The One a document dump that would fill a medium land fill.

13 posted on 11/14/2008 6:55:03 AM PST by AU72
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To: catpuppy

ugly big ankels


14 posted on 11/14/2008 6:55:11 AM PST by al baby (Hi mom Honkeys for Mc Cain Palin)
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To: jonatron
There's no way I'd ever be happy with the messiah’s SoS choice but Hillary is better than Kerry or Richardson.

At least she's got Balls. :-D

15 posted on 11/14/2008 6:55:40 AM PST by rattrap
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To: catpuppy
Well, she does have the same qualifications that Maddy Albright has ...

Plus two.

16 posted on 11/14/2008 6:56:02 AM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: silverleaf

The irony is she was supposed to be a “domestic” expert. She wanted control of domestic policy when Bill took office in ‘93 (and FUBARed her health care initiative.)

Now she is going to be appointed to a foriegn policy post?


17 posted on 11/14/2008 6:56:19 AM PST by Brookhaven (Those Guys Are Jerks)
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To: jonatron

Suspect she wouldn’t take this position. It puts her out of the country. Good in one way if her peops go after the self-anointed One but bad as he is her boss.

Think she’ll stay in the Senate where she can more easily get her folks like Pellicano and others to kill off the family dog and such.

She’s dead to us but well you do remember Vince Foster.


18 posted on 11/14/2008 6:57:12 AM PST by romanesq
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To: jonatron

Pity anyone who will be linked to the Obama administration. It will be the worst in history.

The Clintons might be crooks, but they’re not fools.


19 posted on 11/14/2008 6:58:01 AM PST by UglyinLA
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To: catpuppy

I just don’t think being truly ugly should qualify either of them though. Other than that what is there?


20 posted on 11/14/2008 6:58:32 AM PST by nclaurel
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