Sen. Clinton weighing secretary of state post

[onehandle]

Source: AP

CHICAGO – Associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the former first lady is weighing whether to leave the Senate and become secretary of state in the Obama administration, a job they say she believes is hers if she wants it.

Transition officials for President-elect Barack Obama said other candidates have been vetted for the job. But the New York senator has emerged as the leading contender and the vetting of former president Bill Clinton has been particularly intense.

Associates say Hillary Clinton has been told that Obama wants her to be secretary of state, although accounts differ on how bluntly and directly Obama made the overture. The associates would speak only on grounds of anonymity because of the private nature of the negotiations.

Face-to-face meetings between the transition team and lawyers representing the Clintons have ended, but aides to the president-elect said some final vetting is still under way.

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[bluestateguy]

1. This is becoming a soap opera, and it needs to end now

Either way, I'm fine with whatever decision is made, but this drama needs to end now.

[Hieronymus]

24. Now, the Senate is bending over backward for Hillary.......

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/us/politics/21obama.html?hp

[Ian David]

2. I'm sure that Hillary will find some graceful way to end this with very little animosity.

:sarcasm:

[monmouth]

3. Just say no and let's get on with it....Geez..n/t

[jillan]

4. It's really too bad that the press got ahold of this info.

I'm sure nodramaObama didn't want this leaked.

[Zhade]

11. That's assuming this ever came from Obama.

NT!

[jrockford]

5. Just say No, stay in the damn senate where you can work with your pal Lieberman nt

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

6. This is getting embarrassing, between Hillary and Sarah antics this election, American females

now look like high drama queens. The guys look level headed, and us females are looking like a bunch of hysterical chickens running around with their heads cut off.

[Beacool]

16. What the hell are you talking about?

Hysterical chickens?????????? Please, give me a break!!!

The woman has a right to decide whether she wants to stay in the senate or join Obama's cabinet. She hasn't said anything much on the subject. The "hysterical" ones are the posters on many a blog and the media, same as usual.

x(

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

17. It's the Exaggeration level. Now Palin is on the tube killing Turkeys?

Oh, she pardoned them, according to another thread here.

[1corona4u]

19. Yeah...'according to democratic sources'...according to democratic aides'.....'according to

unnamed sources'.....bullfuckingshit. Hillary has said NOTHING herself. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

[Hieronymus]

25. Hillary is apparently upset that the Senate didn't give her enough

recognition after her run for president. LOL

[Thrill]

7. I hope she goes back to the Senate. I'm not a Holbrooke fan

But I would rather have him as SoS

[Rahmbo]

8. Someone please get rid of this drama queen

[ddeclue]

9. HRC is an attention magnet..

apparently she expect Obama to grovel and beg her.

I say he shouldn't have offered it in the first place and at this point should pull it.

HE won and he should have to beg her and jump through hoops for her.

Doug D.

[Lilith Velkor]

10. How much does it weigh? n/t

[FrenchieCat]

12. Obviously quite a bit.

if you ask the breathless whore media.

[Lilith Velkor]

15. I just can't take this shit seriously.

These people are totally fucking out of ideas. It's pathetic.

[SwampG8r]

13. thats nice

if its ever actually offered to her she will have a head start

[CakeGrrl]

14. All of this makes me recall what Hillary asked on the last night of the primaries

"What does Hillary want?"

Once again, we're asked to speculate.

Oy.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. Depends if she wants to spend her life in airport lounges?

zapping around the world like Condi?

You know it gets tedious.

If I were Hillary I would try to be Governor of NY or head the Seante now that the Helth Sec has gone.

[high density]

20. Shit or get off the pot

The media is loving this but Clinton really needs to make her decision.

[Phx_Dem]

21. Nevermind, Hillary.

Does the term "shit or get off the pot" mean anything to you?

[AtomicKitten]

22. FFS. Stick a fork in it.

[dailykoff]

23. One week after the phone rings at 3 am, Hillary weighing whether to answer...

Fuggetaboutit, lady. Wrong number. :crazy: