Obama has told Hillary Clinton if she wants the job as Secretary of State, the job is hers.
Would she travel and actually make Obama look like he's the 2nd in command? Would Bill Clinton be traveling with Hillary?
This could get VERY interesting.
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I, for one, am totally behind sending this woman overseas as a delegate for weeks and weeks, if not months at a time....anyone got a cigar?
ReplyDeleteSecritary? Nice spelling, Joe.
ReplyDeleteHe should be commended for choosing the best candidate he could find, if indeed he has asked her to take the position.
ReplyDeleteOn the same page, he might ask John McCain to be Secretary of Defense. How smart would THAT be?
BREAKING NEWS:
ReplyDeleteCould Gilchrest's next gig be in the Obama administration?By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Kennedyville) may be leaving Congress, but that doesn't mean he'll necessarily be leaving Washington, D.C. Gilchrest's name is being kicked around as a potential candidate for a position at the Environmental Protection Agency.
"He'd be a great pick," Gene Ransom, a Democratic Queen Anne's County Commissioner, told PolitickerMD.com. "I also think Obama's very serious about brining Republicans in."
Gilchrest was ousted from Maryland's 1st Congressional District seat by state Sen. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville) during the February primary after serving nine terms.
But Gilchrest, a moderate and staunch environmentalist, endorsed Harris's Democratic opponent, Frank Kratovil, during the general election and helped secure the Republican-leaning seat for a Democrat.
Gilchrest's record on reaching across the aisle doesn't stop there. After receiving the Maryland League of Conservation Voters' prestigious John V. Kabler Memorial Award in October, Gilchrest said during a speech that he voted for Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore). In addition, Gilchrest often trumpeted the Obama-Biden ticket, though he insisted his kind words were never meant to be an official endorsement.
Gilchrest has "plenty of tread left on the tires," according to Charlie Garlow, a member of the Maryland Sierra Club, but said a position as the agencies "top dog" is highly unlikely.
Ransom disagreed. He said Gilchrest was "certainly qualified" to head the agency and would be a "nice addition to the Obama team."
"I would be very strongly supportive of Wayne Gilchrest," Ransom said.
Whether Gilchrest or another Marylander could be in the running for the EPA's region 3 administrator - which covers Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia - is another story.
"It's probably likely that this time Maryland folks will be passed," Garlow said.
Aaron Mintzes, the legislative and political manager at the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, said it was certainly possible.
"We are a great leader on the environment," Mintzes said. "I don't think the Electoral College plays much of a role."
Sorry about the title Folks. I was in a hurry to get out the dor and didn't check the spelling. WOW, I'm not perfect. LOL
ReplyDelete7:10. That would not only be smart, but noble....I wish Senator McCain the absolute best-he deserves it (even if I poke a little fun at him once in awhile).
ReplyDeleteSo much for change. So much for no retreads. I was duped again. silly me for thinking the government could change its ways.
ReplyDeletebho won't choose her...doesn't want the two-fer, and who could blame him?
ReplyDeleteThe question is...Is she qualified? In my opinion the answer is NO.
ReplyDeleteObama should keep Condie Rice in that position.
ReplyDelete11:31, you probably haven't seen anything yet. He is "calling from retirement" many former Clinton people; in the days and weeks ahead, you'll likely see many more.
ReplyDeleteObama can't use Condi as his Secretary of State; she's got her head too firmly wedged up GWB's rectum.
ReplyDeleteso much for "change". change back to the clinton's.
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