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News —
... . But The Weekly Standard's Michael Goldfarb suggests that her hawkishness and the potential for her being a nuisance to the president make her a good choice. The "exasperation" expressed by Obama sources over vetting Clinton's husband don't mesh with the "No-Drama Obama" theme, writes TalkLeft's ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? I Could Get Behind That.
The Sundries Shack —
... , but Clinton would not be nearly as bad as a Secretary of State Kerry (one of the leading names the P-E has been reportedly kicking around). Michael Goldfarb notes that Clinton has been, save a brief venture into anti-war lefty-land, a foreign policy hawk. She was an outspoken advocate of toppling Saddam Hussein and essentially laughed at Barack Obama’s various foreign policies, which were so incoherent that they might as well have been put together by drunken chimps playing Risk in the dark while wearing blindfolds. Goldfarb doesn’t think that Clinton would rock Obama’s ...
Hillary as Powell
Ben Smith's Blog —
One person who is excited about it: Former McCain aide, now back at the Standard, Michael Goldfarb:
Of course, if Clinton takes the job one expects she’ll be loyal to her new boss. Though it would be extremely entertaining, we probably wouldn't see Madame Secretary working to undermine an Obama administration with recalcitrance and rogue diplomacy. But then Colin Powell was a dutiful soldier while inside the Bush administration and that still didn’t prevent him from becoming a foil for the administration’s opponents. It’s not difficult to ...
Second Verse
N/A —
Apparently all that’s left is tne next chorus of Kumbaya: “Barack Obama’s serious flirtation with his one-time rival, Hillary Clinton, over the post of secretary of State has been welcomed by everyone from Henry Kissinger to Bill Clinton as an effective, grand gesture by the president-elect.“
What may not be quite right in all this?
Clinton flipped on the war, but as the nomination slipped out of her reach last spring she spoke of the threats this country faces, and ...
McCain Staffer Crows At Idea Of Clinton In Cabinet
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Over at the Weekly Standard, McCain campaign blogger Michael Goldfarb explains why Republicans should be cheered by the prospect of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: ...
McCain Staffer Crows At Idea Of Clinton In Cabinet
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Over at the Weekly Standard, McCain campaign blogger Michael Goldfarb explains why Republicans should be cheered by the prospect of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: ...
11/18: Netroots' Hopes Dashed
Blogometer —
... of Obama selecting Clinton as his Sec/State: "Hillary Clinton as SoS is a win-win. And given the fact Obama has repeatedly talked of admiring [Abraham] Lincoln 's ability to bring even his most bitter rivals into his administration, it makes perfect sense. It gives her an important role in the Obama administration, continues to build her foreign policy cred, and will keep her out of Senate meddling and Obama's hair." Meanwhile, Weekly Standard blogger (and ex-McCain spokesperson) Michael Goldfarb becomes the latest neoconservative to praise Clinton: "On the issues, ...
Clinton At State
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Goldfarb, fresh from the McCarthyite frontlines of the McCain campaign, likes the idea: Of course, if Clinton takes the job one expects she’ll be loyal to her new boss. Though it would be extremely entertaining, we probably wouldn't see Madame Secretary working to undermine an Obama administration with recalcitrance and rogue diplomacy. But then Colin Powell was a dutiful soldier while inside the Bush administration and that still didn’t prevent him from becoming a foil for the administration’s opponents. It’s not difficult to ...
Jacob Heilbrunn: Hillary Clinton, Neocon Savior?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The neocons, deprived of a John McCain presidency, have latched onto a new potential female savior. No, it isn't Sarah Palin. It's Hillary Clinton. Two new pieces in the Weekly Standard make it clear that the neocons see Hillary as their best hope over the next four years. In "Hail Clinton," Michael Goldfarb, until recently a McCain campaign aide, blogs that "Clinton's a hawk. Not only did she vote to authorize the war in Iraq, she delivered her vote in style -- her floor speech on October 10, 2002, went so far as to connect Saddam to al Qaeda..." ...
Conservatives Pleasantly Surprised by Obama’s Rumored Picks
Pajamas Media —
... Obama’s reticence to voice tough language against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She also backed the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment declaring the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to be a terrorist organization, while he opposed the measure. (He later reversed course in a speech before AIPAC after sewing up the nomination.) This endeared her to conservatives and infuriated the Democratic liberal base. And, indeed, Republicans ranging from former John McCain aide Michael Goldfarb to Henry Kissinger to Arizona Senator John Kyl have encouraged the ...
Mazel Tov, Hillary!
Pajamas Media —
... in June trying to bolster her former opponent’s pro-Israel bona fides . That enthusiasm continued among conservative ranks once her name was put in play for the secretary of state position. Jewish Republicans ranging from former John McCain aide Michael Goldfarb to ...
Yesterday is Tomorrow
The Democratic Daily —
... issues of dogma and ideology.
Whether we realize it or not (because the recession deepens by the day) the days of plenty have passed away for a time. And we sit in this limbo of war-that-is-not-war, dangerously extended and building up murderous hostility each day. Shouting names at one another, or throwing a hissy-fit because our priorities are not shared by all is a luxury we can ill afford.
John McCain met with Barack Obama today, (and Obama is reportedly offering the Secretary of State slot to Hillary Clinton) and it can either be a sad ...
