Clinton, Richardson AND Kerry are all STILL under consideration for SoS

[liberalpragmatist]

The Obama campaign has said no announcement on the cabinet will be made until after Thanksgiving. I think it's clear Hillary's a top contender, but it's not a done deal and both Richardson and Kerry appear to still be under serious consideration.

Clinton Among Top Picks For State
Richardson, Kerry Join Senator on Obama's Shortlist

By Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, November 15, 2008; Page A01

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the top contenders to become secretary of state in Barack Obama's administration, officials familiar with the selection process said, part of what appears to be an effort by the incoming president to reach out to former rivals and consider unexpected moves as he assembles his Cabinet.

Obama secretly met with his rival for the Democratic nomination in Chicago on Thursday night, and as news of the visit leaked it sparked a day-long frenzy of speculation that she had been offered, and probably would accept, the position. Clinton allies expressed delight at the prospect, while some Obama supporters reacted with shock at the prospect of the president-elect naming her the nation's top diplomat. Aides to Obama and Clinton gave no formal comment on the meeting or whether the job had been offered.

As word of Clinton's emergence as a serious candidate spread, Obama held a separate meeting Friday with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democratic official said, a signal that another opponent in the Democratic nominating contest with a deep résumé is also under consideration.

Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), who worked aggressively for Obama's election, is also on the shortlist, two officials said. Any of those three would present opportunities and challenges for Obama as he tries to piece together a Cabinet that is diverse and that would bring the kinds of qualifications that could calm some doubts about his experience.

[OhioBlue]

1. I think any one of the three would be fine.

Hillary's seat in NY and Kerry's seat in MA would both be safe for Dems to keep.

[Captain Hilts]

5. I agree, though I'd prefer HRC as AG. nt

[FLAprogressive]

2. Bill Richardson is bar none the most qualified candidate.

Have HRC and Kerry actually negotiated with foreign officials?

[blm]

3. Kyoto? Normalization of relations w/Vietnam? Uncovering international financial crimes

and the funding networks that were crucial to growing global terrorism? Global climate change? Global water issues? Pakistan-Iran-Syria?

gee.....hmmmm.....let me think a bit.......

[ProSense]

4. Nothing in that story says Hillary is among the top picks for State, except the title.

The article is repeating all the rumors of the past two days.

[AtomicKitten]

6. Kerry never was off the short list.

It just seems that way when Clinton Talk sucks all the oxygen out of the room.