Hillary Clinton just Won't Go Away!

President-elect Obama met with Senator Hillary Clinton today. Sources are saying they discussed Obama's wish to have Hillary as his Secretary of State. Say What!?!

I have come to accept the fact that the American voters have chosen a man with next to no experience to lead this nation for the next four years. I had hoped that he would choose a cabinet of worthy men and women who would give us confidence in his management skills. The most important position he chooses will be his Secretary of State. The person who's diplomatic skills will be used to keep doors open, smooth over conflict, and build alliances. Hillary Clinton is one of the most polarizing politicians on the American stage. Her record of attacking her opponents (Obama for one), using others as a scapegoat (Newt Gingrich, the "vast right wing", her campaign staff ) and her long list of failed judgement, should be more then enough to disqualify her. But Obama seems to be considering her anyway. The message this sends to the American people is that President-elect Obama doesn't want the best and brightest for the job. He wants to repay Hillary for towing the party line for is election. Well Mr. Obama, if you want her, then you get what you deserve. If she fails, your lack of judgement is highlighted. If she succeeds, then she will be proving that she would have been the better choice in the '08 democratic primary.
After giving a lot of thought to a possible 'Secretary of State Clinton', I have come to view it as a win for our side. If one goes down, they both go down. The nasty battle of their primary may be played out all over again in a couple of years. And Hillary will be out of the Senate. Her replacement will merely be a appointee rather than an incumbent to run against. We can't rule out that Bill would be appointed to fill her seat. This could be quite amusing. Especially with Bill's questionable ethics when it comes to his foundation.
Hillary Clinton is like Michael Meyers in the Halloween movies. Just when you think she is dead, she pops up somewhere else and starts terrorizing us all over again. And like those movies, we may have thought they were also unrealistic, predictable, and tired, but darn it, they're just so much fun to watch!