Amid all the talk about Obama's cabinet, Politico reminds us of a few who didn't quite make the cut. There's John Kerry, who everybody was talking up as Secretary of State--apparently, he's "crushed" that he was spurned in favor of Hillary. I feel for the guy. After all, he was one of Obama's best surrogates this year. And he gets bounced in favor of the woman who spent half the year savaging Obama as a dangerously starry-eyed dreamer?
And Richard Holbrooke, also locked out of the State Department. Is it just me, or has Holbrooke been mentioned as a potential member of just about every Democratic cabinet since the Cleveland administration? They said he'd be Kerry's pick. They said he'd be Gore's pick. They said he'd be a good choice for Clinton.
Apparently, though, Holbrooke was getting a bit tired of waiting around. According to Politico: "Oy, did he get big-footed. The Clinton administration’s foreign policy Mr. Fix It lobbied for the State Department job with a fury, according to the L.A. Times."
Rule #1 in Washington: You should never be seen as wanting something too much. Rule #2: Try to avoid getting caught with a stripper.
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