[livius]

She has been floated as a possible Secretary of State to give the President the opportunity to tar her critics as racists and sexists and to conceal the fact that she will not be nominated.

I think the author is right. She'd have to testify under oath in her confirmation hearings about who sent her out with the ridiculous video story, and Obama doesn't want to risk that.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

She was fibbing then.

She’ll fib again.

[AFret.]

I think the author is right. She’d have to testify under oath in her confirmation hearings about who sent her out with the ridiculous video story, and Obama doesn’t want to risk that.

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I respectfully disagree. He already told mccain to pound sand. o knows full well that if she should face a confirmation hearing, she will only be asked softball questions, i.e, “Do you think that Greece should withdraw from the EU?” Anything more probing will be deemed racist.
( To illustrate his arrogance, I personally think that he will recess appoint her.)