TW: Joe Klein captures my view on the Hillary drama very well....and as for Clinton veterans serving in the Obama administration, what do u want him to do bring in a bunch of greenhorns so that in 4 months everyone can say, "geez it would have been nice if they could have avoided GD 2.0 by having a little experience in the Administration". Obama, Axelrod et al. will bring plenty of change, they have no alternative.
From Klein at Time:
"You want my opinion on Hillary for Secretary of State? Don't have much of one. She'd be fine--I've traveled with her overseas and she's a terrific ambassador--but I'd also be thrilled to see her stay in the Senate and help build a consensus on health care and other issues.
You want to hear me expatiate on the plethora of Clintonians filling the Obama Administration? Don't have much of an opinion about that, either. I mean, most administrations are filled with experts who served in previous administrations. The Bush Cabinet dated back to the Ford White House (and to the previous Bush Cabinet). The Clintonites Obama has picked, or is considering, are excellent. I haven't heard a rumor yet that alarmed me as much as the prospect of Janet Reno (D-Mars) as Attorney General during the Clinton Administration; there hasn't been a name raised or a position offered that seems implausible so far. And the quiet, disciplined way that Obama has gone about this transition seems nothing but good. I can honestly say that he's probably a much better person than I am: His tolerance for Joe Lieberman--who questioned his patriotism--is saintly (and also smart politics)."
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