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Mona Charen (who still pulls off girlishly cute when she stays away from her old-lady hairdo) has broken a lot of it down here. So far we have an unambiguously centrist economic team, including one member who has recently written a column espousing tax cuts as economic catalysts.
Obama’s Secretary of State is, yes, her, but let’s remember that during the primary she remained as right of Obama as was politically workable on many foreign policy issues, including Iraq. Her selection is a political master stroke—keep friends close and enemies closer, and all that—but it’s also an intriguing variable in the whole “restore America’s standing in the world” (whatever the hell that ever meant) movement.
The national security adviser is a four-star general, enthusiastically received by the Center for Security Policy and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy. Oh, and it seems current SecDef Robert Gates shall also be asked to remain.
Who was going to be Bush’s third term again?
I suppose I’m slightly relieved so far, if not (if never) relaxed. Of course, sympathetic pundits will hold all of this up as a manifestation of his unifying power. But sheesh, the true disciples—the devout followers of The One—must be bitterly disappointed to this point.
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I’m still waiting for the secretary of college football championship fixin’ appointment.
Condi Rice?
I can’t believe Hilary Clinton is the Secretary of State. Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t that mean if Obama and Biden bite the big one, she becomes President?
“SHUDDER!!!”
Let’s think about that for a second, because that is a very real possibility. Everybody was concerned about McCain dying while in office because of his age. I would argue that Obama’s about as likely to die in office from assassination as McCain was from old age. That puts Biden in office. Well, guess what? Biden’s only six years younger than McCain.
Hilary running the country isn’t all that far-fetched now, is it?
I’m moving to New Zealand if it happens.
That would be Nancy Pelosi. I’ll take Hillary over her any day!
My bad. I just double-checked my civics and found that Obama, Biden, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president pro tempore of the Senate would have to kick it before Hilary got to sit in the Oval Office.
I’m not sure that Nancy Pelosi and Robert Byrd are any better than Hilary, though. Any thoughts?
Yeah, Lea. She’d be a great commish.