{"id":6557,"date":"2008-11-19T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2008-11-19T12:43:17","modified_gmt":"2008-11-19T17:43:17","slug":"all-about-billagain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/all-about-billagain\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Bill…again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Friend and Reader,<\/p>\n

AFTER THE RANCOROUS\u0412\u00a0presidential primary between Senators Barack Obama and\u0412\u00a0Hilary Clinton for the nomination,\u0412\u00a0one wonders why we’d be watching a Hil-and-Bill<\/a> show once again as we ponder Obama’s possible appointment of Senator Clinton as Secretary of State?<\/p>\n

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Bill Clinton on the campaign trail, before the US presidential election. Photo by Don Heupel\/AP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Utilizing talent from previous administrations to staff a new one is nothing new. In fact, one would not want to approach the Office of the President with its myriad trap doors, secret deals and back-door diplomacy without at least a few people on the team who know where the bodies are buried. And I am certain that the Clintons and people from their administration know a few locations.<\/p>\n

The Clintons learned about\u0412\u00a0the need for having some “graybeards” on board\u0412\u00a0the hard way when Bill Clinton first took office in 1993. Going in as a unified and experienced team can help move your agenda through the already rough terrain of a hostile opposition party or even a recalcitrant party-in-power.<\/p>\n

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals” on the Lincoln Cabinet\u0412\u00a0is the current frame of reference\u0412\u00a0on the forming of President-elect\u0412\u00a0Barack Obama’s new cabinet. Looking at today’s events, Goodwin suggests\u0412\u00a0picking Clinton\u0412\u00a0would be similar to Lincoln’s choice of political rival William Seward for the same gig in 1861. “The parallel with Hilary is almost eerie,” Goodwin says.<\/p>\n

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It doesn’t surprise me that Obama, an avid reader of Lincoln’s writings and a great student of history would follow\u0412\u00a0in the the footsteps of Illinois’ other favorite son.\u0412\u00a0Obama availed himself of\u0412\u00a0a choice between former “Clintonite” Bill Richardson, as well as Hilary for the Secretary of State\u0412\u00a0post.\u0412\u00a0Now there are those mostly hardcore\u0412\u00a0Obama supporters still a bit miffed<\/a> from the primary political wars\u0412\u00a0who are totally ambivalent about the possibility of Hillary being on the Obama team. And there\u0412\u00a0is actually some surprising support on the conservative side\u0412\u00a0for it. Michael Goldfarb from The Weekly Standard<\/em> writes:<\/a><\/p>\n

Clinton would be a fine Secretary of State, and she is likely to be a nuisance to Obama whether she is inside or outside of his administration, but as our top diplomat she could reprise a role that made Powell a kingmaker in this year\u0432\u0402\u2122s election. And perhaps she could even present the case for war with Iran to an insubordinate United Nations in the event that Obama’s personal diplomacy somehow fails to deter the mullahs from their present course.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With varying degrees of support coming from all sides for a Clinton pick, and the media piranha-fest waiting for the latest announcement on the final decision, The NY Times<\/em> article linked above implies that the key decision\u0412\u00a0may be Bill’s. He will need to decide what to compromise in his work for the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)\u0412\u00a0and the William J. Clinton Foundation in order for his wife to assume this post.\u0412\u00a0The Obama-Biden\u0412\u00a0transition\u0412\u00a0team ethics rules are:<\/p>\n