It’s one of the worst kept “secrets” of the transition.
From MyDD: Security Team (With Clinton) Announcement Tomorrow
From CNN:
Obama set to nominate Clinton for Cabinet, sources say
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President-elect Barack Obama is planning to nominate at least three key members of his national security team at an event in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, according to two Democratic officials…
Hillary Clinton at the Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa on September 16, 2007
From firedoglake: Yes, Winguts, Hillary Can be Secretary of State
From TalkLeft:
Hillary to Join Obama in Chicago For Sec’y State Announcement
…The New York Times reports on the lengthy negotiations between Team Obama and Bill Clinton and the 9 preconditions the former President had to meet…
Bill Clinton at Truman High School in Independence, Missouri on January 26, 2008
It’s a small price to pay for competence and instant credibility in the eyes of the rest of the world. There’s the extra added bonus of right wingnut heads exploding in apoplexy in pockets of America and on AM talk radio.
And a bunch of others, too. From the Detroit Free Press:
Remarks of President-elect Obama as prepared:
and I trust Obama to have really considered the downsides. But I do keep having the nagging thought that this appointment may have been the price for her support after the primaries. Striking a “what’s in it for me” deal seems very much in keeping with the Clinton mythos (which is probably just that–myth).