Saturday, November 29, 2008

Samantha Power - Who Called Hillary a Monster - Is Back on the Obama Team


Hillary Rodham Clinton and Samantha Power have allegedly buried the hatchet, but I find it difficult to avoid viewing Power with suspicion.

ABC NEWS: Samantha Power -- the highly acclaimed, Pulitzer prize-winning Harvard professor booted from the Obama campaign in March for calling Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, a "monster" in an interview with the Scotsman newspaper -- has re-emerged as a member of President-elect Obama's transition team.

Specifically, Power is listed as a member of PEBO's "agency review team" on national security. The even more interesting wrinkle -- Power is focused on the State Department, which the aforementioned Ms. Clinton will likely soon helm. . A Democratic source says that Power reached out to Clinton after the election to apologize and it was "well received" by the New York senator.

Politico: Samantha Power re-joins Obama
Washington Post: Adviser Who Insulted Clinton Has Role in Transition