Hard to decode what Hillary Clinton was doing, seeing President-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago last week. So here is Dick Morris's take:
Move One: Obama Makes An Offer
Move Two: Clinton Leaks the “Offer”
Move Three: Obama Puts Out Mikva To Throw Cold Water on Appointment
Move Four: Bill Offers to Come Clean, Partially
Move Five: Hillary Has Her Aides Talk Up the Appointment
Move Six: Obama Gets Kennedy to Give Hillary an Out
Seems to make sense, except for one crucial thing. Surely Obama would not have had Clinton come to Chicago, which was bound to become public knowledge, if he weren't prepared to offer her Secretary of State? So what is all the toing and froing about?
Why would Obama choose the Hillary snake for Secretary of State?
Answer: Obama is creating a deliberate political "culpability knot" in order to allow policies to be changed, delayed, or not carried through, without seeming personally culpable.
Posted by: Diogenes | Saturday, 22 November 2008 at 06:43 AM
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Posted by: SYLVYO PALMR | Tuesday, 06 January 2009 at 05:11 PM