So a couple of Obama aides have told the press that former rival Hillary Clinton is being considered for Secretary of State, which president-elect Barack Obama did not want to be leaked out this early. If you would look back at the primaries, it would be a bit ironic to consider Senator Clinton as Obama's secretary of state, let alone any cabinet post, since he pressed hard on the fact that she was one of the Beltway insiders and that she represents politics as usual.

Obama harps on the idea of himself being the embodiment of change, and representing a new generation of politics, but he is thinking about having a veteran join his administration, a veteran who he called the "same ol', same ol'" while running against her in the 2008 primary process, wouldn't that just contradict his movement of innovation in Washington?

I would at least expect him to select someone who is an unknown but is still able to be a strong asset to his administration.

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