Reply #113: I'm scratching my head on that one. [View All]

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Why would Obama want Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? Why would she be his top pick over Kerry & Richardson? Or some other highly qualified but not-as-well-known candidate?

(I didn't know who Madeleine Albright was until she became SOS, and I certainly hadn't heard of Condaleeza Rice before the Bush Administration)

The idea of handing that position to someone as a political favor is nightmarishly inappropriate. Frankly, if he doesn't pick Richardson, I'd like to see him pick someone relatively unknown outside of foreign policy/ambassadorial circles.