"Clinton and her team have acted professionally and appropriately."

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Sources close to the process have said that Obama and Clinton discussed a variety of possible roles she could play in a new administration, including Secretary of State.

If Clinton is offered a cabinet spot and decides to accept it, it's not unreasonable to expect her to want to think about her options and spend time discussing the offer with her close friends and advisers.

As it happens, three of her top advisers -- former campaign manager Maggie Williams, chief legal adviser Cheryl Mills, and President Clinton -- were out of the country late last week.

Mills, who was Abu Dhabi, has always played a central role on any matters related to the Clinton's joint finances or the presidents' foundation work. Any vet of Clinton's finances would run through Mills.

Bill and Hillary would be called upon to make decisions about transparency together, and since the former president was in Europe and Kuwait through Sunday, it's not unreasonable to expect Hillary Clinton to want to cogitate with her husband in person.

People close to the Obama transition say they understand all this -- they understood all this last week --- and that there's been no delaying, there's been no acrimony, and that Clinton and her team have acted professionally and appropriately.

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/on_wednesday_the_call_came.php

I never start threads but I could get used to this.

[Whisp]

1. you forgot to mention that those quotes are from:

Kissinger and Carvelle.

:rofl:

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2. Why do I bother?

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3. Which "People close to Obama"? I love this part

On Wednesday, the call came in from Chicago: President-elect Obama wanted to meet with Sen. Clinton, in private, the next day.

According to Democratic sources, Clinton disclosed the information to only three people and swore them to secrecy.

Clinton's team went to extreme lengths to keep the trip a secret. When Clinton arrived at La Guardia airport in New York for the Delta flight, she was the last person to board the plane. In Chicago, she was the first person to disembark.

Didn't quite work out, did it?

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4. It didn't? We didn't find out about the meeting until after it was over. Oh and welcome to my thread

I've been a guest (an unwanted guest?) many times in your threads so it's nice to see you here.

[karynnj]

5. Abu Dhabi?

I wonder what she was doing there?

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6. Probably related to this:

http://nyuad.nyu.edu/about/leadership.team.html

[karynnj]

8. NYU is going to have a branch there

That is interesting - thanks for the link. (my husband and I each did graduate work at NYU (well before we met)

[mollymongold]

7. But the Clintons are nothing but trouble!!!!1111! Thats what the politico said.

[ShortnFiery]

9. Bold type don't make it true. They are both lightening rods for controversy and drama.

Enough! The American People don't deserve any more Clintons in the Executive Branch. :thumbsdown:

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11. I didn't want to use bold type. Like I said, it's my first thread in a long time.

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10. It doesn't matter, dude. The hate parade is in full swing and reason was refused entry.

Facts don't matter to rabid dogs.

[Motown_Johnny]

12. I am with you on this one, but I am afraid the Clintons have been boxed in

If Sen. Clinton becomes S.O.S. then her job is to carry out the will of the President. This effusively silences her, as well as President Clinton, as far as being voices of dissent within the party.


If she does not get that position then nobody will explain exactly why. This will lead to speculation that either she was making unreasonable demands or there are some things that were exposed by the vetting process that made her ineligible for the job. Either way the Clintons are diminished.


Excuse my tin foil hat attitude to this but it looks like the Clinton era died on Nov. 4th and this little episode is it's funeral. I will consider it buried as soon as this is resolved.