--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some talking head (I forget which) recently pointed > out that the time Hillary is taking to accept or > turn down the offer for secretary of state is a bit > passive aggressive.
I think you mean "some talking head recently *suggested*." You can only "point out" a fact. This is just a supposition. > I don't know if that is true or not since we don't > have the details of the supposed "offer" or have full > disclosure on how complicated Bill's foreign country > business deals would make this. > > Maybe it's a slight, maybe not. Maybe it's a matter of genuine conflict on Hillary's part. There's no question that it's a tough decision; there are very major pros and cons for her. > But it does show very good faith on Obama's side > towards Hillary that he is letting this impression > of a diss linger. What, the impression of some talking head?? I haven't heard this particular impression anywhere else. I suspect it's unique to this specific talking head. But there are plenty of 'em out there still who are unable to see anything Hillary does or says in a positive light. If she'd jumped on it right away, they'd be criticizing her for that. He gave her great > respect and consideration to let this offer get out > and let her take her own sweet time in answering. He obviously badly wants to have her as SoS, or he wouldn't have leaked it in the first place. > I wonder if the Hillaryphiles here are going to > acknowledge that she is getting very preferential > treatment here. If so, it's "preferential treatment" toward the candidate he'd prefer to have. There's no hurry about the appointment; Obama's ahead of the game with regard to his cabinet choices. If it was me, (and thank > all the gods it is not!) I would say, "here is the > offer, take the weekend to decide, on Monday you > either sign up or I move one to my next choice. Thank the gods indeed that it's not you. Thank the gods Obama has the good judgment to realize how crucial it is that she think the prospect through and make sure it's what she wants to do. He doesn't want her either to accept too hastily and then regret accepting the job later; or to turn it down because he hasn't given her time to consider all the ins and outs. Neither Obama nor Hillary, nor Bill, give a flying freak about all the drama that the press and their supporters are trying to gin up. They want to do this the right way, whether she ends up with the gig or not. Obama isn't worried about whether some talking head thinks he's been dissed, or even whether some of his low-level people think that. It would be pretty small of him to insist she take it or leave it immediately just so he wouldn't appear to be letting her diss him, if he really thinks having her as SoS would be best for the country. But if that isn't what he thinks, then it would seem as though he's jerking *her* around. Why don't we just wait and see what happens instead of busily imputing ill motives we have no idea are real? The latest word is he'll make the announcement right after Thanksgiving.
