Update & bump, NY Times: "Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state. . . "
So now we hear that the nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton to the position of Secretary of State has been a done deal for some time.
And how very hard this must be for all those folks who thought change meant a whole lot of brand new people without an ounce of experience. Or, no Clintons.
And then there is the fear that Hillary's State Department might be loath to hire Hillary haters.
And now the very same media that has been whining about Hillary and Bill causing a messy soap opera for the pure No Drama Obama has again been caught creating that very same soap opera with the aide of the usual lies, rumors, and gossip.
But pity the likes of drama king Josh Marshall who was quoted on CNN yesterday with the view that Hillary's efforts on health care and her presidential campaign were both "trainwrecks" so she should just stay in the senate.
Here's change we need: Marshall, Hitchens, Matthews, Dowd and other victims of Clinton Derangement Syndrome can now take their incessant high drama whining to President No Drama Obama.
From Mike Allen at Politico:
President-elect Barack Obama is "on track" to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his secretary of state shortly after Thanksgiving, two senior Obama aides said. Financial disclosure issues have been worked out, aides said. The officials said they expect her to accept. Clinton aides had no comment.
Associated Press: [A] senior Obama adviser said the president-elect has been enthusiastic about naming Clinton as secretary of state from the start, believing she would bring instant stature and credibility to U.S. diplomatic relations and that the advantages to her serving far outweighed potential downsides.
[A]ides said Obama and Hillary Clinton have had substantive conversations about the secretary of state job. . Clinton has been mulling the post for several days, but the comments from the transition aides suggested that Obama's team does not feel she is inclined to turn it down.
TGW Photo: Hillary poster on the front door of a home in East Nashville. I first published this photo during the primaries, it's still there.
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