VictoriaHope's Comments (6)

“Nothing is certain but death and taxes, the saying goes. With all due respect, no one, absolutely no one can be certain that the moves of President Obama are w r o n g right now. Ranters against the president come fast and furiously, but where are the s o l u t i o n s that any ranter can guarantee will be r i g h t ? Rant on, as President Obama has stated and often that he will hear you all, weigh ideas proferred, but as President he has to determine course: Never forget that there are those with him as well as all the r a n t e r s that are NOT! He has come to his Rubicon and has determined to cross it in ways ranters prefer NOT! Rant on! The President will p r e s s on in spite of ranters against him and against the E c o n o m i c policy and E c o n o m i c team he endorses. President Obama is making p r a gm a t i c moves, p op u l a r moves Not!
Another saying goes, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water". Wash the "baby" up and toss out the "dirty water". . . . . . ."baby" just may thrive in time!”

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Frankly, my dear, who except 24/7 bloggers give a damn about pushing fiction! Hillary is politically near toothless at the moment; no HillaryCare happening in Obama Administration 2009; Obama offers political plum and Hillary accepts SOS. Obama moves pragmatically, cunningly. H stomped hard for O on message; H will globe-trot, selling Obama Foreign Policy just as hard. Hill's got brand, celebrity, global mileage; she's work-horse, feisty, apt wonk and communicator. Smart POTUS 44 brings H into OBAMA governance. (Powell performed Bush F.P. and Hillary performs Obama Foreign Policy.) O & H two savvy pols together will fair much better than W and Powell!”

“For sure MSM will do "Hillary Drama" MSM 24/7 ! But, No Way, Hillary Drama's gonna Be OBAMA SOS DRAMA! at home or abroad! SOS Hillary trumped as Obama pick because she's got Clinton global celebrity; she's got global mileage; she's wonk, she's work-horse, tenacious, feisty, strong communicator. Surrogate Hillary stomped hard for Obama; and SOS Hillary will globe-trot as hard for President Obama, selling the Obama Foreign Policy__while NSA likely ret. Gen. Jim Jones advises Obama in the West Wing. LOL, expect Obama to do the Jay-Z on the drama chatter going around. He's gearing up the Obama Machine, the Obama Administration, Obama White House like the consummate, savvy, pol and pragmatist he is__preparing to do the work of the American people. Play Obama's song__Hail to the Chief in Charge.”

“Forget left center right; he's all pragmatist now! Obama won knock-down drag-out Hill fight; won landslide over McCain. Obama's shifted into high gear governance; the picks are all PRAGMATIC to fuel the ObamaMachine, do the work of 44th POTUS IN CHARGE at OBAMA WHITE HOUSE to deliver what he promised voters.
"Rivals" and O's picks? Bunk! SOS Hillary trumps because she gotClinton celebrity; she's got global mileage; she's wonk, work-horse, tenacious, feisty communicator. Obama watched Hillary stomp hard for him. Why not Hillary SOS? President O has heavy creds NSC and WH national security adviser ret. Gen. J Jones in West Wing and Hillary in State at Foggy Bottom or globe-trotting for him, selling Obama Foreign Policy__no HillaryCare in the Senate.
To Clinton “old plays” appointed, he’ll apply the violin method of leading; got them in his right hand; left-handed Barack Obama will re-play them in his Obama governance image. Play his "song," Hail to the Chief, Barack Obama!”

“So, cunning Obama keeps a VP Hillary out of the West Wing, but invites her to heavy-lift for him world-wide as SoS Hillary! Obama lovers, it's about the Obama Administration, how he wants to govern now and 2012! Not Hillary! Not you!

(Kennedy had shut Hillary out of health leadership; Kennedy's names that product when it comes to fruition out of his committee; and no chairmanship of health subcommitte for Hillary, lion told her.) So, Obama talks Albright's, Rice's job, just right for Hillary the smart, hard working wonk with celebrity!

Obama mantra is "team of rivals" now, not "change"? Or maybe "team of rivals" is just a cover for something else that motivates President-­Elect..

What worked for Lincoln 1860 presidency is living model for Obama 2008!? I downloaded the audio Team of Rivals from netlibrary.org and it's great biography, BUT really, Barack Obama, 19thC politicking is NOT 21stC !

Chicago team like Plouffle and Gibbs don't prefer the Hillary pick any more than you, I, others?

Chatter from MSM about Clintons; Clinton people coming on board nonstop to help Obama transition saddens me. What I despise most right now is how Hillary and president Bill, their water carriers are turning Obama's vetting Bill into a soap or circus. Obama himself is leaking, Chicago circle is leaking, they are a new political animal doing old politics. The cool one is losing something under stress of winning 44th big, I think.”

“Say what you will about Barack Obama, president-elect, the man is more than shrewd, more than cunning in picking Billary. Obama's playing Lincoln to Hillary's William Henry Seward (Lincoln's SoS) as told in Team of Rivals.

Obama was Not strong-armed into picking Hillary VP; O is willing to pick Hillary SoS, you can be sure.

Obama's foreign policy will, like Kennedy, rest in his own hands. SoS falls within puzzle of NSC, CIA, Pentagon, Defense, Treasury, deputies, aides of the Department of State who research all the geopolitical areas of the globe and then there's VP Joe Biden.

Obama's placating women too; Hillary trumps men, since SoS become woman's plum after Albright and Rice. And return of lion Ted Kennedy today reminds me that health legislation is Kennedy's; after 16 year hiatus Hillary thought with Obama Administration health leadership, legacy, would be hers. NOT!

Obama knows he has to offer Hillary a nice role in his administration; Obama is consummate pol and strategist and gifted with intellect, intuition; likely he will pick Hillary over the men because__

1. He watched her working for him in the GE campaign really hard, on message
2. Obama’s instinct about Hillary now is she will work even harder as SoS for him because Hillary wants a legacy and SoS offers big opportunity; and
3. She still has woman block et al; he owes Hillary for not fighting him at Denver; she will not challenge him 2012, if his secretary of state.”