Seems odd doesn't it that Hillary supposedly being considered for Secretary of Sate post? Not sure what to make of that. I don't see her and Obama being compatible when it comes to foreign policy questions - unless of course he was just playing the part of a super liberal in order to get elected and is actually a hard nosed realist in process of slipping out of sheep's clothing, as it were. Doubt it's simply a rumour that has spun out of control - in which case he either legitimately is considering her or merely wants to appear like he's legitimately considering her, much like the rumour of him retaining Gates as SecDef which I thought may be a ruse designed to give Obama the illusion of bipartisanship, the illusion of being comfortable with tough military stances.
Now, if both Hillary and Gates end up in his cabinet? Would certainly suggest he was playing possum during the election - and probably require me to recalibrate my opinion of him. Likewise, though, if neither shows up in the cabinet that'd be a strong indicator of Obama being exactly who I fear he is.
Actually, there is a third option here: I have speculated that Obama has no real interest in governing, in leading per se - rather, he just wants to be seen as being in the lead - he was only interested in getting elected and would like nothing better now than to delegate to his multitude of advisers while he wanders the world giving pretty speeches. This was just a wild guess on my part based loosely on observations of the guy, how he carries himself, how he speaks and then tying that to his rather flimsy record - in short, I thought that maybe he was just all about the show. I bring that up because I've read that some of his people are pushing hard for Gates and Hillary but he himself remains aloof. If true that could mean several things, one of which certainly being that even if Gates and Hillary end up in the cabinet that would not necessarily mean at all that his governing ideology has been defined - it could simply be a sign of confusion or acquiescence - or of an image conscious man looking for people he can scapegoat later on, possibly for the purposes of appeasing a restive left.
And yet another option which was floated on talk shows this morning: bring Hillary into the cabinet as a way to neutralize her as a rival power. Certainly possible, but weakening her by giving her more power? Don't know about that. Yeah, it worked for Tony Soprano, but for it to work for Obama, Hillary would have to be unaware of his true motives, which quite obviously wouldn't be the case.
