Obama-Clinton Rapport Will Be Key To Her Success

Washington Post:

Leaving the news conference in Chicago yesterday where he introduced his national security team, President-elect Obama strolled out of the room arm in arm with his choice for secretary of state and one-time rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The gesture may have been a subtle indication that Obama is aware that one of the biggest questions about his choice of Clinton is the kind of relationship they will be able to forge in the months ahead.

Many of the most successful secretaries of state, though not all, enjoyed great influence with the presidents they served, giving them crucial leverage with foreign leaders and inside the national security establishment. But Obama and Clinton are only starting to develop the kind of rapport that could lead to that trust, and the ultimate success of the senator from New York in her new role may depend as much on Obama's willingness to admit her to his inner circle as her ability to master the intricacies of the Middle East peace process or North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to senior foreign policy officials from past administrations.

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Comments

[pangurban]

She works for him. Do most people get along with their employers? Yes they do.

Time for the media to figure out the election is over and most people do not want a soap opera. HuffPo...start coverign REAl issues. Or do you want to become HuffExaminer, HuffGlobe, HuffStar etc?
Ari@anna needs to get control of HuffPo pronto.

[SteveS]

Well now the media like the Washington Post has somebody they can't stand, to obsess over for the next 4-8 years. It's amazing how many news stories there are here (from other sources, newpapers, editorials, etc.) that do nothing but speculate on Clinton friction. It's all in their heads.

The rest of us (non-media people) know that Hillary will make a great asset to Obama.

[tubette]

this is ridiculous....... she will do her best and he will do his best..... are you hurting for articles?

[CaliforniaJake]

Obama leaned over and whispered into Hillary's ear, "Go repair all those relationships Bush damaged over the last eight years and if you need any help, take Bill with you."

[Malamati]

Really? Did you see him do that? Do you have the audio?

[chronic]

I think he was being funny and sarcastic.


I think.

[SurferKit]

Shhhhhh! {Sarcasm}

[SurferKit]

At least you didn't say that he whispered "sweet nothing's." Now THAT would be hard to believe!

[Malamati]

Now, in Lieberman's ear... THAT I could believe!

[HappyIdiot2008]

How do you know this? Your words are cheap darlin'.

[jem286]

Why is the media pushing this? I'm disappointed in HuffPo.

[chronic]

Exactly!!

[liseworks]

Drama Shrama.

There is none.

[ChiGuy]

They don't HAVE to get along personally.
All Hillary has to do is recognize that Obama sets policy, and it's her job to promote it worldwide.
If she's not O.K. with that, she can resign. And if she tries to go off-message, you can bet that O will either rein her in or can her, quickly.

[Jackalheadedgod]

You are dreaming.

[ChiGuy]

What a well thought-out, fact filled response!
You've CERTAINLY changed my mind!

[jem286]

Will the media ever stop being dou.chebags? The world may never know.

[HappyIdiot2008]

Probably not. LOL. It's okay. In the end, we win.

[Jackalheadedgod]

BHO consternates me on this one. Is it the Limbaugh theory? Can he control her? Change we need? I am already disappointed.

No more Bushes, no more Clintons.

This is a terrible lack of imagination. There really wasn't anybody else? Really? C'mon, really?

Cheers,
Jack

[Bullwinkie]

the Limbaugh theory?
Limbaugh never had a theory. Limbough only has hate.

[ChiGuy]

"I am already disappointed."
__________­__________­_____

The man doesn't even take the oath of office for 49 more days and you're already disappointed??

That's pitiful.

[Jackalheadedgod]

C'mon. Get real. BHO's entire entourage is beginning to look like a Bandag re-tread. I thought we were supposed to get something new. Gates, Holder, CLINTON, and on and on. Ad nauseum.

I have never voted for a republican, ever! My left cred is unassailable. This is looking like the same old tired bunch of recycled pols. Extremely disappointing from my perch.

Get a grip and hold his feet to the fire. We need real change.

I hope I am wrong.

Cheers,
Jack

[Malamati]

"Can he control her?" That's the dumbest f---ing thing I've heard all day!

[BarackstarObama]

Simply, yes, this relationship will work.

[ChiGuy]

Oh criminy....Are we gonna have to scroll past a bunch of larazon posts again?

[ECB]

I think they will - she has bigger plans and it makes no sense for Hillary, not to do her best.

[EarthToZoey]

Well, let me get out my crystal ball....

[Bagger]

I hate the press.

[antaeus]

WTF is with this site flogging this narrative? The only melodrama is the artificial one being created. "Mainstream media" hahahaha.