The OJT Administration
By Mitch Berg
Our next Secretary of State will be someone with part of a term on a Senate committee, and eight years of watching the sausage get made?
Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.
Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem
No, I’m guessing it won’t be.
Let’s just say I’m underwhelmed.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Hillary: Are you developing nuclear weapons?
Iran: No, I’m just ministering to a troubled youth.
I understand how this is good for Obama, and good for Hillary. I can’t, for the life of me, understand how this is good for the country.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:48 am
The vetting thing is a joke:
“Have your ever associated with domestic terrorists, or recieved financial favors from corrupt slumlords?”
“Yes”
“Then you can’t servce in the Obama administration, unless it is in the Oval office.”
November 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Exactly what are Hillary’s qualifications for the Secretary of State gig?
If her first lady experience is part of that, it should be remembered that Clinton pardoned 16 convicted FALN terrorists.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Better at Foggy Bottom than at the Supreme Court.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Better at Foggy Bottom than at the Supreme Court.
or 2.5 years at foggy bottom to become an expert on international law then elevation to scotus to replace Ginsberg
November 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
If Hill does end up being SoS, I just hope that gawshawful cackle of hers doesn’t start a war.
November 18th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
That, or svitching to fekk Zheorzhain exccent ven een TaBleeSee.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Let’s see, you accepted a PRESIDENT who clearly was doing OJT in how to run a war, deal with terrorism, develop real policy, etc, etc, etc..
But now, let’s bitch about Hillary.
You accepted Robert Bolton as Envoy to the UN, a man so roundly reviled while in the position he was effectively chased out by his own staff..
But, let’s bitch about Hillary….
You praised Condi Rice, even though her trips to the Middle-East showed her to be an impotent water carrier.
But… let’s bitch about Hillary…
Hillary Clinton is a far better selection that Bolton or Rice – and while not better than Powell, let’s remember that POWELL ENDORSED OBAMA! :).
Obama is selecting a far more balanced, and frankly easily more qualified staff than Bush did, and certainly less partisan by FAR than Reagan did his first term (maybe you’ve heard of James Watt?).
Me thinks thou dothst protest too loudly. You only seem to care when the shoe is on the other foot, Mitch. Bush screwed up in Iraq for 3.5 years, but you pretended the war started when Patreaus was assigned.
Let’s just say, I’m underwhelmed with your underwhelment.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
penigma paraphrased:
“Blah blah off topic dem talking point blah
But now, lets mention the topic”
And repeat.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Hillary’s experience in being under fire in a war zone should be helpful as SofS.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
“Hillary Clinton is a far better selection that Bolton or Rice – and while not better than Powell, let’s remember that POWELL ENDORSED OBAMA”
Oh, that is some funny shit. So bolton was chased out of the UN by his own staff? What color IS the sky in your world? I think Obama should display some of that well known bipartisanship you people claim he has and appoint Bolton back to the UN.
November 18th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
You accepted Robert Bolton as Envoy to the UN, a man so roundly reviled while in the position he was effectively chased out by his own staff…
Who’s Robert Bolton? I never accepted Robert Bolton. I also didn’t accept Michael Bolton, either.
It would help what few shards of credibility you might have left if you could at least get people’s names right, Peev. Just sayin’.