Obama weighs Clinton, Richardson as sec. of state

[davidinalameda]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama is considering primary election rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson to be his secretary of state, according to Democratic officials who revealed his secret meetings with both as he weighed the decision on folding former foes into his new administration.
Obama met with Richardson Friday in Chicago, a day after conferring one-on-one with Clinton at his Chicago office, said several Democratic officials.
The meeting with Clinton, revealed to The Associated Press Friday, excited a burst of speculation that Obama would transform the former first lady and his fierce campaign foe into one of his top Cabinet officials and the nation's chief diplomatic voice. But where she stands in contention for the post came into question as other Democrats, also speaking on condition of anonymity about the private discussions, said Richardson was brought in as well.
Obama was silent and out of sight in Chicago. New York Sen. Clinton addressed a transit conference in her home state and said emphatically, "I'm not going to speculate or address anything about the president-elect's incoming administration, and I'm going to respect his process."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081115/ap_on_el_pr/obama_rivals

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Hill has NOT been chosen; Bill Richardson is head and shoulders above any other candidate for SOS

[Muttocracy]

1. It's Kerry! It's Clinton! It's Richardson! It's........

[JuniperLea]

7. It's a bird! It's a plane!

I guess DU is bored:)

[Muttocracy]

8. depending on which hour you logged onto DU the last couple of days...

you could be SURE it was one of those!

[JI7]

2. notice the media not even mentioning the Richardson meeting

[Uben]

3. Wrong!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4464236










LOL! I just had to do it!

[davidinalameda]

4. post padder

:rofl:

[Uben]

5. LOL! You know it!

It took me six years to get to a thousand! I got some catchin up to do!

[Vattel]

6. According to CNN, he offered it to Clinton n/t

[Aslanspal]

9. I hope she takes it

She is qualified, as for Richardson find a spot for him but Hillary is a super star and Obama is trying to bring a lot onboard because of the state of our nation. Go Obama!