Captain Splendid's Journal: SecState

I'm leaning towards "not gonna happen". If VP is below Hillz, then so is Condi's job. Plus, you have to weigh eventually losing the job and being left with nothing versus that cushy Senate seat.

Smoke and mirrors. All this does is keep is keep her in the news a little longer.

I'm thinking it will happen.

[tomhudson]

It gets Clinton back in the loop, and works nicely towards positioning her as Obamas' running mate in 2012 (Biden is a 1-term VP). Unlike Palin and the GOP, Clinton showed she could park it for a while and campaign for the party. SecState is actually more interesting - and has more real power- than being Veep anyways.

No Eva Peron

[symbolset]

Not hers. At least not until she gets some foreign policy chops. Which is what makes this her dream job.

She won't get it because the President Elect is smarter than that. He knows he's got a four year uphill battle before him, and looking good in 2012 is iffy at best. If he can boost the cred of his main rival for that election he knows he's not doing himself any favors. Also, the nation needs a strong experienced hand in this field: a proven negotiator with a level head in times of extreme stress. Th

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[Captain Splendid]

and looking good in 2012 is iffy at best

True that. If I were him, I'd calculate on a loss and just go flat out the next 4 years. Fuck 'em.

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[symbolset]

Agreed.

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[Zontar The Mindless]

Indeed.

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[smittyoneeach]

and looking good in 2012 is iffy at best

How so, with the backing of the Media Electoral College?
You get two years of suck, and then two years of unheralded economic blooming.
The only danger I can foresee is hitting Peak Superlatives in 2011.

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[Captain Splendid]

How so, with the backing of the Media Electoral College?

LOL, love your assumptions. The backlash has already started. You might end up being right,but it'll still be more of a function of him actually doing a decent job than anything else.

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[smittyoneeach]

I expect an average performance from the man, and I expect an attempt to sell me a bazillion yards of shinola about his record.

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[smittyoneeach]

Nay, I was a'weep during the Clinton years.

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[Captain Splendid]

I can see how she has that "fugly, big brain" attractiveness about her, but I still wouldn't hit it, although I'd take her over Hill any day of the week.

Isn't it obvious?

[peacefinder]

Health and Human Services, with a side order of payback. :-)

It's not Hils, it's Bill that u have to figure

[WillAffleckUW]

Does he get the UN Ambassador position if she goes Secretary of State?

And how does Obama keep Bill OUT of the White House?

Seriously, if anything sinks her getting this position, it's that - unless she's looking at switching to Senator for another state ... in which case this "transition" is a win-win and Bill will be "moving" to the new state.

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[Captain Splendid]

Does he get the UN Ambassador position

In another thread, I posited Ambassador to the UK for Bill. A little left-field, but fits most of the necessary criteria for ego-smoothing, distance from actual power, etc.

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[WillAffleckUW]

Not a bad choice, as then he would not be in the thick of EU debates and could party discreetly.