Shows What I Know

The Huffington Post reports that Obama offered HRC the Sec. of St. job yesterday and she asked for some time to consider it. I heard Andrea Mitchell talking about it on Hardball today - her argument in favor of Obama picking her is 1) it eliminates a rival in the Senate and hug your enemies closer 2) she's got an independent persona and familiar face in the world 3) she's a little right of Obama which could give him cover, and 4) Obama admires Lincoln's Team of Rivals and wants to surround himself with opposing views.

The down side? 1) Obama thinks she was wrong on the biggest foreign policy decision she had to make (Iraq) and asked "what 'foreign policy experience' she [was] talking about" 2) she's better at HHS, education, etc., and 3) what's Biden going to do? 4) will she get to pick her deputies 5) if you want a Team of Rivals, why not Hagel, Powell, etc....