Obama…..Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer…..Very smart!!! He knows exactly what he is doing!!!! Rock on 08/12…..Yes we can!!1

Personal to earle, Florida:

The Bay of Pigs was drawn-up by Ike and inherited by JFK!

*throwing a big Grammie kiss toward anonymous* You betcha… wink, wink…. *LOL*

The comments were an over-reaction and regrettable. However, let the truth be told…Hillary did lose her identity towards the end of the primaries by resolving to the "kitchen sink" strategy. At times, her attacks had a tone of malicious desperation and I personally could not recognize the Hillary I once knew. Much like what McCain turned into towards election day.

So, Samantha Power does not owe Hillary any retraction. At least not any more than Hillary owes Obama.

America has either these liberal lunnies or crazy evangelicals.

May God have mercy on each one of us.

Welcome back Ms Powers

I will never forget this primary season. The Democrats have discouraged me from every voting for a Democrat again. The way they threw Hillary under the bus and the way the media portrayed Hillary as the attacker when clearly Obama was the instigator. I still believe Hillary should have been the nominee, not Obama the fraud.

Power please keep the power up and high!!
freedom of expression!! sky is the limit for you

Here's the deal.
Oblama promised change. You ALL bit.
but then he chooses Hillarity.

FOOLED AGAIN!

Roberta A….. come on…. admit… Women can be the most venomous creatures alive….. with the sharpness of our tongues, we can whip just about any man! *LOL* Just recall the crap…. pardon me, commentators…. I mean, evil nonsense that flowed from the PitBulldogs lipsticked mouth!

Joe Fox…. glad to hear you testify! We voted for the man with the plan, and he will prove us right! No doubt in my mind!

our country is in the worst shape that any of us has ever seen, obama does not have a magic wand, of course it will take time for our country to get better, but obama has already shown more leadership since his big win than what we've seen from our present leaders in the last 8 years. OBAMA-BIDEN bless them both.

Clinton ran a horrible and negative campaign, and the way she and her followers demanded Obama help her pay her campaign debt was disgusting. I would have reacted the same way as Powers did.

Samantha Powers is awesome. A great thinker and a very good communicator. Something we arent used to after 8 years of the Worst Presidency Ever.

At the risk of sounding redundant! Obama is only the President Elect! But he will choose whom he wants for all posts…. and it does not matter what any of you disgruntled loosers have to say about it. This is a man with high intelligence… he will listen to the smartest minds available… then make his OWN decisions!

Seriously…. Repubs…. YOU LOST….. SUCK IT UP!

During the primary, many politicians said negative things. Now that's it's over, things will go back to 'normal'.

Obama is picking a very good cabinet.

I am speechless and puzzeled how these losers still can not see the light at the end of the tunnel! If you really open your eyes their is a light, don't be affraid to open it. Trust me. It is not going to hurt you accepting the first African American President, oh! by the way you don't have any other choice but to learn to live with this reality.
CHANGE IS HERE, IT IS JUST JAN 20TH AWAY! I LOVE AMERICAN EVEN THE IDIOTS, WHO DOES NOT WANT A CHANGE.

What is the matter with you people………Hillary is the best person for this job, however she should have been Vice Presedent.

"Methinks" is one word, not two.

@ Clinton 2012 Have you forgotten Bill & Hillary cleaning out all the items from the White House before they left off, apparently being thieves is okay with you
@ all of you pro bamas – if he is soooo great and Honest – why will he not produce his birth certificate, why won't he explain where the money for his elite education came from, He won because he took campaign money from sources he will not divulge. Honest is NOT a word I would give him. Don't you people realize that ANYONE new as President would have been "change". Obama did not invent the idea or the word !

Iraq!!!!!!! When Borack Obama bends with the Breeze, be prepared to Sneeze…
America just got the Flue…..

Great! I am glad that she is back and that there is some forgiveness on the part of the incoming Obama administration. Considering all the horrible things Hillary and Bill said about Barack Obama, what Ms Power said was small potatoes.

http://206.126.230.92/who_is_barack_obama.htm

Thats all right honey, all is forgiven. I'll catch you later. Hillary.

Whatever Borack Obama pretends to do, will do nothing for America.
Push it through Congress the man just said.. That's exactly what "YOU"……. YOU are trying to do with Obama… You Lost..
Yep you "The Turkey"….

I'm really tired of all the haters. Just leave the country. the rest of us REAL AMERICANS will support our president elect, whether we voted for him or not. You haters have no respect for the constitution or this country. LEAVE!

Good to see Ms. Powers back at work. No need to appease the traitorous PUMA group anymore.

Some of you people on this blog really need to just sign off. Has anyone talked to Obama to find out the real reason for hiring this woman? Has it ever occurred to any of you that there is probably a "real story" and a "real reason" that CNN does not know? CNN don't know everything. Neither does either of you! This is Obama's cabinet and he can chose whoever. He can hire Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble as long as it helps to get us out of this mess we're in! Yabba Dabba Doo!

I'm sure Powers and Clinton have had their hugs, kisses and apologies and it's all over with. Washington can't handle any more drama. So stop with the hankering and let's get this country moving. We have about 2 more months! Yippie Yie Yay!

Really, CNN? Really looks like I've said it before? Well then POST IT, YOU FLAKES!

Powers was an Obama surrogate. She said exactly what she was told to by the Obama campaign. Now it's pay-back time, just as it is for all good little surrogates, such as Dashle and Richardson.

Some of these negative comments are so far off base that they don't warrant even getting upset about. They are being made by non-thinking people who don't understand intentional, intelligent leadership when they see it. All they understand are the FOX News and Rush Limbaugh "sound bites". Think for yourselves, and think intelligently. No matter what party and no matter what foibles during an incredibly negatively heated campaign, Obama would be foolish to ignore real talent, and I trust him to use that talent wisely.

Maybe she means monsta in a good way? Like your latest hit, that song is a monsta!

Why is she back?

I will still be around in 2012, CNN. I have a whole file on Barack Obama…. The worst Mistake America ever made?

Powers was an Obama surrogate. She said exactly what she was told to by the Obama campaign. Now it's pay-back time, just as it is for all good little surrogates, such as Dashle and Richardson.

The only countries who will invest in America, is the Very Poor Countries… They will want much more in return for their input..
No Reall investments will go into America, as long as Obama is playing King.. You elected a Buffoon…You w9ould not ne told..
Who would really put their cash in a Bank Obama had control of????
America is Nuts….

The only thing that seems to matter to Obama is that he forms a transition team made up of the intelligencia. Nothing else matters to this narcissist.

I guess TIME magazine might be better labeled MAD magazine if they think that anybody who works with Obama is a "thinker" at all.

Could the hatefest please end now? This woman has a right to her opinion. Hillary did run a nasty primary campagin. McCain and Palin ran the nastiest and most slanderous campaign in history. We the People are sick of it. If you cannot talk about the issues and what you will do and why we should vote for you then you should not run for office.

I don't want to hear lies and distortions and slander against your opponent. It shows your lack of character and integrity. This woman resigned because Obama would not allow his camp to run a dirty campaign. Sometimes people say things they shouldn't in the heat of the moment. However, constant attacks, distortions of truth, and outright lies we saw the Republicans unsuccessfully use need to stop. The election is over and the Republican Party is still telling lies and tryng to keep their hatefest going.

Obama is a good and decent man and he will be a great President. He has surrounded himself with intelligent and experienced people. He has a huge Republican disaster both economically at home and foreign relation and war nightmares to resolve. It will take all of us in support of OUR President to start to turn this nation around and actually return it to the TRUE values we used to know and could trust from our leaders.

CNN – I don;t care what some person I never heard of said a year ago. If she is qualified for the position she is being given then great, Enough with the tabloid headlines. I thought you consider yourself a true news organization. The headline you used in this story actually had nothing to do with the substance of this story. Tabloid headlines do not become you.

I think she was right and honest when she called Hillary a monster. But I am sorry that later she regretted her comment. I guess the reason was that she was forced to state that and then resign. It is good that she is back to Obama administration but if Hillary becomes SoS, then Samantha would be in real trouble because Hillary would get her revenge. Clintons are famous for that. Some dead people can testify for it.

Obama is not a puppet that you people think he is…….Watch and see him get the job done…….and I will laugh at all you HATERS…HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT YET…REMEMBER WE STILL HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT ALL YOU PEOPLE VOTED FOR THE THE LAST 8 YEARS AND WE ARE IN THE WORSE SHAPE EVER…

GIVE OBAMA A CHANCE…I AM ASHAMED HOW SOME YOU PEOPLE CALL YOURSELVES AMERICANS…..

3strikes…BTW you are the one that thinks PE Obama is a prophet! As an Obama supporter I have never thought about him as a messiah, prophet, Jesus or whatever, you all call him. Labelling "somebody" is a sign of insecurity…proven fact!

CNN you could not post my comment…while you post the hateful racist comments I read…..come on….

Obam is our President Elect…but yet you post the hateful negative comments from the racist people who don't like him just because he is a black man!!!

WHY?????????????????????????????

My idea of a good (if improbable) outcome would be appointing Hillary Clinton to State and then firing her as soon as her successor had been sworn into the Senate. That way, we in New York would be rid of the carpet-bagger, and the country wouldn't be saddled with her, either. Samantha Powers was 100% on target. Considering the amount of capital this country needs to rebuild in the world, we need a Secretary of State with ethics, judgment and the ability at least to coexist with other children in the sandbox — i.e., the polar opposite of Hillary Clinton.

With all the hell that GWB has imposed upon this country in the past eight years, this issue is a non-story.

We have Bush's economic disaster to clean up after. Our soldiers are still fighting in the Iraq War close to six years after it began. The defibrilatered VP has been indicted. The list goes on and on and on.

To those who are so narrow minded and voted for the moron, it is going to take years to clean up after him.

So those on the Right, Obama is more than competent. And Hillary can more than take care of herself.

There was a ton of in-fighting in the McCain-Palin campaign, but that was not brought up by the MSM. I pray that Palin Does run in 2012.

You Haters need to get over yourselves….Pres-Elect is our next President…no matter what you think of him and his cabinet!!! I am 56 years old and never heard all htis drama about a presidential election….WHY????????????? Can some please answer my question without being BIAS!!! I am waiting!!! Thank You.

Obama has to pick the Clinton administration because he has never run anything except his mouth, let alone a country. The question is which one of these people Obama has chosen is going to run the country. My guess, the Clintons, they know how and Obama doesn't have a clue. Obama will be given a speech to read, because thats all he knows how to do. People have created a man in their minds thats going to fix everything for them and that man does not exist. He sure suckered a lot of people in.

I AM SO SICK OF READING THESE HATE FILLED BLOGS AGAINST OBAMA!!! HE IS OUR PRESIDENT-ELECT NO MATTER WHAT YOU PEOPLE THINK OF HIM…GET OVER THE FACT THAT IS IS HALF BLACK/HALF WHITE…HE IS A MAN..AND AN INTELLIGENT MAN AT THAT…JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE…REMEMBER WE HAVE A PRESIDENT ALREDAY UNTIL 1.20.09…WHEN PROSPERITY COMES UNDER OBAMA ARE YOU HATERS STILL GONNA COMPLAIN….THIS MAN THOUGHT ALL THIS EVEN BEFORE HE BECOME PRES-ELECT…HE IS A PLANNER AND KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING….STOP JUDGING HIM BECAUSE HE'S NOT LIKE THE REST OF THE PRESIDENTS….I HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MUCH BIAS WHEN THE OTHER 43 PRESIDENTS WERE ELECTED…WHY NOW!!!

ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME YOU SO CALLED AMERICANS…WHY A BLACK MAN CAN'T LEAD THIS COUNTRY AS WELL AS AN "WHITE" PRESIDENT….MAYBE THAT THE "REAL" CHANGE WE NEED!!! A PERSON ON ANOTHER COLOR!!!

CNN please post this…thank you…

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, THE RACIST BLACK GUY PICKS PEOPLE WHO HATE HILLARY!!
PUMA 08

WHO CARES?!!! 195 people killed by terrorists in Mumbai. We don't need another another story to distract us from the fact that the war in terror is ineffective and Pakistan continues to harbor terrorists while calling themselves our ally. G-d, U.S. news is sooo shallow!!

I myself was upset with Clinton at the time on how she was running her campaign. I wished she had not been so negative during the primaries. I did not care who won as long as the other was VP. But, her (extremely) negative campaigning ruined that possiblity. I would have lost some respect for him had he chose her for VP. I am sure alot of his other supporters would have as well. That does not mean I don't think she should play a big role in his administration. I think he would be crazy not to try getting her in a high ranking position. Just like he would be crazy not surrounding himself with the absolute brightest people. We need a true dipolmat in office who will restore our international relationships that Slick Willy worked so hard on, and GW ruined overnight.

Good job President Elect for being able to put your ego aside. It is refreshing to see that this is what we will be getting the next 8 years.

Do I have to remind people again here that WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT OUR POLITICAL AFFILIATION IS? For those people who do not know how to stop bashing people just because they disagree politically with you is unacceptable. Whether you are Democrat, Republican, or independent, I want you to read my type written lips, "THIS IS NOT THE RED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE BLUE STATES OF AMERICA, THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" Remember that quote from Obama, and this country will get back on track for sure. For those people who hate other people bashing Bush, I think that personally he is a okay person. It is just that politically he made some unwise choices. I have a personal goal for myself. I will never attack anyone personally no matter how bad of a politician he may be. Anyone who does needs to rethink their tactics. Remember I am only 17 and I have the common sense to say that. I hope their are other people like that as well. God Bless the US.

Brendan H., San Antonio, TX
If it was about holding grudges…HRC would not be considered for SoS. What Power said about Hillary was not worse than what McCain said about Chelsea Clinton in 1998 and yet, HRC still praised McCain more than Obama during the primaries…ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE POLITICIANS. And BTW…what makes you think that Power can not defend herself if she ever repeated what she said? But, I honestly, think it is a new day and campaign is over and people are trying to reconcile their differences.

If the anti-Obama were paying attention, they would know that the change comes from Obama: He has repeatedly stated that "Change" is his job – his vision and his leadership … not just a "new"face … we need and what Obama is providing is intelligent, experienced people who will follow his lead. Bush picked loyal Bushies: intelligent people need not apply: Brownie was a horse trainer… no wonder why he did such a good job with Katrina!

As for Obama's money: he earned it by writing best selling books: that's more than one book that earned him money when lots and lots of people bought it.

I can't imagine who McCain would be choosing as his cabinet: Lieberman, Lindsay Gramm, Phil (Mr. Deregulation) Gramm with Palin as a VP and Joe the Plumber as the fresh face…

If you are listening, Obama is talking tough times ahead and no instant solutions. Change is how things are going to get done – listen …

Obama- Mastermind
Clintons-MOnsters
Obama + Clintons = Disaster

She shouldn't have retracted a thing. She a brilliant scholar who knows perfectly well that her remarks about the Clintons are perfectly true. They are both completely amoral. (And, yes, I said "amoral")

Well lets see IRENE…… We the voters had two choices… WE could take McCain/Palin ( the third term of Bush) OR….. We could take Obama/Biden… (you call it Clintons 3ed term) Now lets get real here, Irene… Clinton left office with a big surplus in the budget and Bush is leaving the taxpayer with trillions in debt.. I don't know how you run your household budget but I prefer mine to be on the surplus side… So, Irene, do you now understand why we voters elected Obama?

Rachel…FYI, Daschle and Kennedy have their reigns on healthcare!

Yay! Texas Teacher for all your great comments, and to others with similar wisdom. Thank you thank you thank you!

People who are so negative and divisive is what we voted against – with "a new kind of politics" and a new kind of president.

Pray for Obama that he may weather the storms that lie ahead.

What Samantha Power said about Senator Clinton was not just a slip of the tongue. Her comments were venemous — perhaps the worst I heard throughout the entire 2008 presidential race. I would be interested to know if Senator Clinton has accepted her apology. If not, what is she doing on President-elect Obama's transition team? Her comments show a scary lack of self-discipline.

Welcome back, Samantha Power. Isn't it just amazing how short people's memories are? I saw no reason why you should have taken a step back in the first place, nor do I see a reason for you to that that now. And yes, politicians are public servants. Whoops! I forgot to follow human intelligence and manners rules.

Obama is going more to the right and following Bushes foreign policies every day. Better quit bashing Bush as you will be saying the same about Obama.

powers can't be that bright if she can't control her comments like michelle obama can, " I would like to scratch Bill Clintons eyes out", Two very smart women that is a joke. Michelle obama did say this.

There isn't a law against free speech yet is there? The people in Obama's new administration don't have to love each other. They just have to be big enough to put their ego's aside and work together for the good of the country.

I am just thrilled that the President Elect has decided that Professor Power would be an essential part of the team. Her remark, while perhaps unfortunate, should not have disqualified such an obviously qualified person from serving in the new administration.

Hillary, will be our best Secretary of State ever. Just stear away from theFox News jerks. Use your on mind if you can un-wind it.

I just THANK GOD McCain did not win. His a great man, but wrong for these times. The new PREZ will have to be wise and move swiftly on all front, from the economy to fighting two wars. You just cant be a one-dimensional PREZ like BUsh anymore. These times call for a three-dimensional PREZ. We have it!!!

Moving forward, we will need SOFT power and Hard power to govern and protect America. We have had HARD power for eight years and America is CRUMBLING under the pressure. The Clintons alone cannot reign in the beasts. The Obamas alone cannot talk its way out of conflicts. The Bush's alone cannot fight its way out of every situation. But together, when Obama effectively use the BEST of each of the groups, we will all TRIUMPHANTLY win.

Loretta
you fool! the change is to set up an economic team to get us out of these condition.

repair relationships across the globe. do not think we can do everything by ourself especially when other countries have similar interests as ours.

let's not be foolish! the republicans would have continued the bush agenda.

go Obama!

Hillary Clinton has been an amazing leader for this country. If people don't research her great accomplishments enough, then I suggest you do it, and gain a little bit more respect for her instead of talking in a way where you havent done research on her at all.

Clinton – - – - -Will be future President Of The United States

To Eileen

If you study WAR, when enemies or foes combine forces, they are more effective than when they are by themselves in fighting a common enemy. God bless the TRIOS. We need to stay calm and LIFT America together as ONE voice.

Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be Secretary of State. That job requires a little bit more than what Clinton has to offer.

Obama = movement
Clinton = doers
Gates/Jones/Republicans = backbones

@Mark NYC – you are one of the few that has seen reality. Everyone seems to blame Bush for all the wrong BUT they are forgetting that it is CONGRESS under the rule of the DEMS that has put us in the mess we are in. And NOW we have a DEM for President. Really smart going. The next couple of years will really be trouble for us all.

To Eileen

Obama is not Clinton and not Bush. He is a man in his own rights. He has the best management team. He can think for himself. We have huge PROBLEMS in front of us and we'll need an effective mangement team to run the SHOW. Right now, to set us on course, we need the brain of Obama, the hands of the Clintons and the eyes of Gates and Jim Jones. This is AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

So, is this the first Presidential campaign you guys have seen?
Well, let's look at some facts. #1: They all call each other some pretty awful stuff in order to get the nomination and then they usually come together for party unity. #2: They call each other some pretty awful stuff before the general election and then come together for the "good of the country".
This includes not only the candidates themselves but all of their surrogates also. Note that John McCain hired the very same people who smeared him in 2000 to smear Obama in 2008.
They are all politically minded and most of them probably have personality disorders.
So, sorry folks, no story here.

Silence Dogwood: Seeing as the Republicans called Obama a maxist, unpatrotic, a Muslim….the list goes on….and he met these misrepresentations largely in silence, it proves he can take criticism and get on with things.

Why isn't CNN reporting on the rules, laws and regulations that Bush is intending to enact before leaving office? These are much more newsworthy in trying to stir up controversy when no one is sure there is any.

I'm rooting for the monster. If BO's smart, he won't let this idiot Power speak publicly again. She obviously does not know the game. HRC will school her.

The final paragraph outlines her qualifications; she will provide an excellent balance to the rest of the team.

If Obama can overlook Leiberman's, Clinton's and McCain's comments during the campaign, Powers off air comments should not seen as a problem. Time to move on with the best minds available.

I am very pleased to see this. I was wondering what would happen to her. She is a very competent person and her insights will be valuable. We need all the sincere brainpower engaged and It shows that Mr Obama doesn’t propose a ‘0 forgiveness’ world going forward. We all need to get over the hyper-umbrage extend to others the slack we would appreciate getting.

Powers wont know what hit her with Hillary as Sec of State.

Still glad i voted Mc Cain. Its nuts like powers that remind me everyday.

Thanks for posting my comment cnn.

All these yap..yapp..yapping… if YOU can walk on water, then you can judge, otherwise, LET them work it among themselves. They cant be any worse than W, the self-proclaimed liberator of Iraq and America.

Excuse me Joe Kiloz

Those of us who follow these blogs know that you were one of the biggest critics of Obama during the campaign.

So don't give us this "Obama remorse" spew. You never supported him. And…stop….the…childish….posting…OK…..?

Why didn't you people just elect Hillary? Obama is Clinton's third term. God help this country.

Why would Obama have someone like this on his team? Because he has NO idea what he's doing, that's why.

just shame full… I guess this is what people call change, just sounds like hate crimes to me.

By the way how did Obama make all his money doing public service jobs????
Real tax payers want to know.
I fear this guy more than Bush!!!!!
Very sad,
NYC

Where is the CHANGE????

I'm tired of Harvard,and Yale graduates/alumni pioneering,and engineering this countries domestic,and foreign policies.There postulated acculades,and Doctorates are nothing more than," Recycled Plagiarism" that has plagued former, and past administrations with run-away nepotism. Haven't we thousands of University's,and Colleges in this great country of ours? Unforunately we keep going to the,"same well" for our cool-aid. Mind-Set (PE Obama calls it Group-Think) is a phrase used by MacNamara during JFK's administration referencing the failed,"Bay of Pigs"covert invasion of Cuba (they all thought with-in the box;no independent thinkers) and it was a disastrous failure. Ironically we have alot of high-strung personalities all basically from the," No-Change Clinton Administration on Board" from A-Z with the only "Change " being PE Obama. The bottom line folks, PE Obama is acting more like a dating service administrator, rather than a President? PS, I love personally Princeton & USC……..

blah…blah…blah…

I am really disappointed that President Elect Obama would hire this girl back and put her to work with the person she thinks of as a monster.

If he owes her a favor and wants to pay her back then he should place her with Bill Richardson.

This was a dumb move by the Obama team and only makes Obama appear untrustworthy.

I read her book in 2006 and immediately became a fan. What a profound undertaking by Samantha Power. Respect!

Em Hunt,
So, do you want Obama to pick outsider like Palin to make America look funny and stupid around the world? I think Palin alone is more than enough to make SNL funny and to keep American and people around the world entertained. Remember, it's not whom he picks. He can pick the smartest and brightest, who is wiling to follow up and fulfill his agenda. Change comes from his vision and agenda. Not the people he picks. I have nothing against it and don't see anything wrong with it. Period! I think you need to go away and post somewhere on Fox News if they let you do that. Just shut up and be quiet!

Texas Teacher i always enjoy your comments, thank you for explaining things in usually peaceful terms to these brats, its amazing, i mean Linda is it….you have been letting loose for quite some time and whats amazing is you really havent said anything this last year on here, its all just rambling, please bring something to the table when you comment. Anyway, Obama is showing every sign that hes the guy we wanted, im so tired of the comments on here coming from people who probably couldnt tie their own shoes, the way they continue attacking as if the election isnt over, it just goes to show how brainwashed you were lmao. Get with the program is right!! bring history or fact to your points, life isnt cut and dry people. Thats why we didnt vote for the frat ticket. Not to mention about world events, obviously alot of you should read Obamas books to understand where hes coming from, where hes been, and how he would handle it, its not like the information isnt out there, stop being so lazy.

Hillary is unlikely to forget this b—- calling her a "Monster"—and with the power she has as Sec. of State, expect this woman to fall—–the Clintons always get even—-

So glad to see Miss Powell back.
Hope she can help control the Diva Duo in State. It will be a nightmare for all of us, but expecially the new President.

I am sure that given the situation as it is, they both will be able to work together and get the people's work done.

Both are professional people and now working as a team. The past is the past! Let it stay in the past!

Lets take a real look at what is going on . the "RIGHT" with the whitehoods have already blamed everything on Obama from the stockmarket to people loosing their homes. It's hard to see how anyone with a brain can say anything bad about him as President since he has not even stepped in the Oval office. Who whould you want helping him at this time "JOE THE PLUMMER" or Gov. Palin. is this the change you want .

Powers actually spoke the truth, just the Clinton fanetics can't admit it. Clinton is all for momentary egoistic spark to excite, to agitate, to arouse exciting intoxication. She is for money and fame. We need to get her out of sight.

I welcome this moe. She is really intelligent. Plus, she is sexy. lol

When you're right, you're right! Everything Samantha Power said about Hillary Clinton is true.
Hillary Rodham Clinton actually and openly wished out loud for someone to literally do away with Barack Obama so she could become the nominee. I believe her words were, "…Bobby Kennedy wasn't killed until June, so why should I drop out now?" That was in March, as I recall.
Hillary Clinton is a very nasty person who will say and do anything to further her own ambitions.

Ahhh…How everyone seems to know better than Obama!!!

So far Obama has proved himself to be the most intelligent person who has run for presidency in over half a century. He has brought the same surgical precision he ran his campaign with to his transition period. He has tapped the very best in every field. My guess is that he will have the easiest time of all presidents in modern history for confirmations.

Having said that, if Obama thinks that HRC is the right person to be First Diplomat, then I revel in the comfort that Obama knows exactly what he is doing.

I wish people would have given Bush pointers. He sure needed them. Obama doesn't.

People kill me. Obama and his advisors tried to ruin Bill and Hillary's reputation in the black community while Obama got away with calling his grandma a typical white person.(imagine if Bill had called someone a typical black person) People just wanted Hillary to be a good little girl and step out of the way and when she didn't the labeled her a monster. Imagiine the audacity of Hillary to keep running until the end of the primaries and wanting all states to have their votes cast and counted I mean really what does she think this is a democracy where there is suppose to be one vote per person and that she has a right to run until the end of the primary. The nerve hun.

Hilary went almost into republican territory as far as dirty campaigning runs. I believe in Obama though and I will support him. He is going to need it. The right wing hate machine will do anything to discredit him they always put party before country.

Didn't John McCain call Chelsea Clinton 'ugly' at one time? And that is Hillary's child. I know that John McCain lost so how cares what he has to say but why don' t the conservatives focus on that instead?

There's something wrong with your post box CNN.
Many of the sentences are chopped off resulting in
making the issues unclear. Please fix

"You just look at her and think, 'Ergh,' " Power also told The Scotsman then. "The amount of deceit she has put forward is really unattractive."

I think that comment is unattractive.

Why do Democrats and Republicans hate each other?

So what!
OOOOO, She made some disparaging remarks about Hillary Clinton. Any idea that this disqualifies her from being part of the Obama team is just plain stupid. What do you want people? Nice!!!!!!!!……………… or good at the job. And anyway when was politics nice. Not only that but it's true what she said a Hillary stopping at nothing to get what she wants. That just makes her like any other politician. Altruists need not apply for the post.

I wonder what would happen if Hillary asked Ferraro to come one as part of her state staff. Hillary needs someone looking out for her with all the rabid Obama supporters and advisors salivating at the thought of her failing and them putting her in her place. I think this is a setup. I love the thought of Hillary as SOS but maybe she should stay in the senate and keep her foot on Obama's neck to keep his promises about healthcare. The same people that are screaming for all to be forgotten about the monster comment are the same people who wont forgive Bill for saying fairytale go figure. Hillary watch your back girl I think Obama has his hand raised ready to stick the knife in it.

Samantha Power, you may have called Hillary a "monster" in the heat of a spirited campaign, but if Hillary becomes Secretary of State and you do it again, all the Pulitzers in the world won't save you!!!

Believe it and know it!!!

To all neo-idiots like "Plolicy": after being so dumbfoundingly stupid as to elect G. Bush into office twice, and then to continue to defend him and his rightwing policies even as the unquestionable evidence of his incompetence and failures have mounted over the last 8 years, you can most certainly CHOKE on anything you don't like about President Obama. And count on this: as you choke and gag and provide us with your shrill, ignorant commentary, I will be celebrating your rightwing discomfort greatly……I will certainly be LMFAO at YOU!!!

The utter ignorance and neo-tard delusion coming from ilk like Policy does not bode well for our great country. The stinking rightwing underbelly of America almost destroyed our country, even as they continued to tell us it wasn't their fault. Since there continue to be millions of 'people' who continue to believe that fairytale even in the face of all the evidence against it, it will come as no surprise to me that these same nitwits will go kicking and screaming into the improvement that the Obama adminsitration will bring to our country. I can only laugh at such stupidity…….but as I say, I will go even one-better than laugh, I will celebrate their self-induced discomfort…and I will wonder at God's ability to create quiasi-functional human beings with so few brain cells.

Regarding Clinton being named Secretary of State: I'm reminded of a famous line from The Godfather. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Hillary has been known to behave like a monster. That being said, I think she could be a fine Secretary of State. Samantha Power has impressive credentials, but said something tactless. What's done is done. Now everyone should brush the chips off their shoulders and get to work.

Obama has run a different kind of campaign in the U.S. history. The way he ran was more in the righteous way than any other campaigns I knew in my adult life. Probably, some people out there didn’t want to recognize it or couldn’t accept this fact. I am not saying Obma will be a good president, I don’t know, honestly, because he has not officially started his job yet. One thing that I don’t understand is that why many Obama opponents already started criticizing him now. They also seem to already know that Obama will screw the country up. Are they fortuneteller? One thing I know for sure is that he is smarter than many his opponents, he understands what he is doing, and therefore, if he picks Samantha Power, he must have a good reason of why he picks Samantha. This reason must be as good as the one why he wanted Hillary to be in his cabinet.

"Power is currently a professor at Harvard University and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. In 2004, Time Magazine labeled her one of America's top 100 scientists and thinkers."

Looks like intelligence is 'the new black' in Washington.

"Power is currently a professor at Harvard University and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. In 2004, Time Magazine labeled her one of America's top 100 scientists and thinkers."

Looks like intelligence is 'the new black' in Washington.

Yep, burry the hatchet…Hillary had a few nasty "zingers".

Time to get to work.

To "Nate" and other hate-filled Obamaniacs, get real. Whether you like it or not, we will stay involved in our country even if we despise the jerk you elected for the White House. Obama is not the owner of the White House, and he will not be there on a permanent basis. And, if you want to fight about it, that's okay with me.

I want everybody to get over this non issue, and let the future president build his cabinet with support. We need to give him all the support so he can clean up all the mess the current administration has made.

Every day I look at these boards and am amazed by the stupidity displayed. All anyone ever does is bash bush and demonize Republicans. And anyone that attempts to defend republicans is in turn attacked. What are you clowns going to do when the democrats are in power and bush is gone? Who will you blame for all your problems then? I give it a year before you realize that Obama is not going to just send you checks in the mail and fix all your problems for you. Unfortunately you will still have to go out and get a job like the rest of us. Maybe Obama will do ok. Maybe he won't. Either way I will give him a chance. But I won't celebrate like a moron until I see him actually DO something.

In my opinion, such hate-filled people as her behavior has indicated should not be in government. Does Obama not realize that the government is for all Americans, whether liked or disliked? Does Obama not think that Hillary will get even after she is the #1 cabinet member? Such infighting within his own administration, already started…Obama is causing this to happen. He is really not full of love for all Americans, after all.

It seems interesting that Obama would pick a VP who doesn't think he is qualified for the job and now He pick Powers who doesn't believe that a selection made by Obama is wise. What are these people really saying about themselves? What do those comments really mean about our new President? This goes far beyond the system of checks and balances – it speaks directly to this man's competency!
This is a frightful time for our country – we may have plenty of money but our babies will die, our freedoms will be lost and marriage will be distorted which will break down the greatest and strongest fiber this nature has ever had . . . family!

cnn
you never post my views so go to thunder with all the obama haters. i am through with you

Jay, seriously read a newspaper, turn on the television, you are truly one of the most uniformed people out there!

Hillary, please make her life miserable. That Marxist 'thinker' deserves it.

wow the haters are out, I'm repeating what Obama said, he said he would do away with don't ask don tell, now he says it's not important He said he would repeal Bush's tax cuts on the wealthy, now he says he won't. He said no lobbyist in his government, he has appointed dozens. I'm sorry the truth hurts. He said no to FISA and than he voted for it, he said yes to Public Financing than he rejected it. He said no drilling, but now will consider it. Perhaps all those things are fine with you, perhaps a pretty speech is enough for you. Me, I want someone who is honest as my leader, not someone who will say or do anything to get elected. I notice people attack personally, but they aren't able to defend the fact that he made promises and now he breaks them. I admit I didn't vote for him, I went third party. Perhaps when he voted to support FISA that was fine with some of you. Me, I want to respect the Constitution. For the gentlemen bragging about how educated he is, well I'm a college educated accountant. You asked what I have done for my country. Well in previous elections, I have worked tirelessly for the Democratic party in my State. What was it again you have did, besides hurl insults that is, short on facts, big on hate. Typical!

Powers was right to call her a Monster………….I really do not approve aof Obama selecting her for S.O.S. C'mon Obama I voted for you for …We need a change….. NOT the Clintons AGAIN they are poison. Wake up Obama WAKE UP or they will crap all over you…..

I'll always remember the 2008 race as being the campaign of the thin-skinned. Everytime someone said something bad about an opponent, the opponent demanded that the statement be disavowed. I mean these people want to be the leader of the free world, but throw a fit whenever someone calls them a "monster?"

Doing this Obama has shown that he meant what he said all those months ago when he started his campaign to now, and that is willing to be bipartisan to anyone and everyone.I find it interesting that people who are criticizing Obama's decisions are the very people who do not want unity for this great country of the United States. Those people are the very people who made this country the way it is now. While I do agree that Bush has been really incompetent in his decisions, he is not the only one to blame for the mess Obama has to deal with now. It is the all the other people of both parties that has been incompetent. I am a 17 year old high schooler from a town just south of Cape Gireaudeu called Jackson. When I resister, I am going to resister as an Independent. Obama is going to govern from the near center. That is a smart move because if you do that you can form a solution for both parties to agree upon and America will be on it's way to becoming better. Lincoln, FDR, and Kennedy did the same thing, and look at the progress our country made under those Presidents. FDR got us out of a depression from using the "center" tactic. Right now we need a president like that who like FDR will get this economy, country, and world back on track. The only way he can do that is for all people Democrat, Republican, and Independent or whatever party you happen to be to come together to help him out. God bless the United States of America.

@Jesse Callahan — you are one deluded person. Just what has Hillary to apologze for? Well????

Maybe, being from the state that begat G. Bush, you think she needs to apologize for helping to beat the brains out of neo-tard [R]s since the 1990s? Hey bud, you can go ahead and hold your breath on that one.

Man, you better hope NASA starts a mission to Mars, so they can fly you back.

I have always been told to tell the truth , no matter what.
I m 100% behind Sam Powers

She looks like she's been popping valium all day and downing it with a 5th of Johnny Walker—-

Obama's type of braod—

Don't let your kids see this woman—–she's too scary and they'll have bad dreams—-

Imagine being set up with her on a blind date—-ugh!!!

This is a clear signal from Obama that he will NOT be appointing Hillaery Cinton as his Secretary of State! That would be a collosal mistake on his part.

I am glad Ms. power is back i think she has a lot to offer,it's great
her past comments were not held against her ,she said what alot of people were thinking.

Bad headline for this story CNN. You are becoming more and more like the National Enquirer with your headlines.

To all the Obama haters…why don't you just relax and give him a chance. He is now your President too…whether or not you like it. BTW, the "change" is going to be his policies that will be implemented by his staff. Sounds like some people think that Obama, in order to represent "change," should put Joe the Plumber and other stupid regular people in his cabinet. I am so happy that Obama is surrounding himself with the best, brightest and most experience people to help get this country back on track. It is also very helpful that the world is thrilled that Obama is our President…maybe now there will be more cooperation between nations.

I like the way she thinks—She must also be really really good at what she does because" they" are over looking her comments.This is kind of like a teacher dating her students.

Em Hunt, you need help.

There is no way the addition of a qualified Samantha Powers to Obama-Biden's transition team can set off a 'normal' human being, , , , , unless there are some other 'unknowns' outside of this commentary that indicate you obvious have instability issues. Please seek help! Now!

Good. Ms. Powers is a very smart person that will bring a lot to the table. I voted for Obama because he said he will bring change to Washington. He is doing just that. He is surrounding himself with the best team of people the World has to offer in the United States. His agenda of Change was really to change the tone in Washington. He has not worked as President yet, but I feel good as an American that something good has happen. We have a President that wants Americans involved in our Country again.

Also, for all the people that say he has not changed anything…Look where you are today, on CNN bloging about the President-Elect and his team, have you every done this before? If No, you are a part of the change Obama was speaking about….We the people being involved in our Government again.

Everyone makes a stupid or emotional comment now and then… relax people. She's highly respected for a number of things… why not judge her on those rather than a stupid comment che made? I'm sure you've done the same…

Now how is that for change. Obamas critics appear to be right. Just what kind of change are we in for.

Free speech is a great thing. Keeping your friends close and your enemies closer also shows great common sense and intellect. It builds a great team of varied opinions and strong personalities. After the last sixteen years of bubbas and cowboys, this turn of events is extremely refreshing. President-elect Obama promised to unite people. He is showing great creativity and style in his methods so far! Best of luck to you, Mr. President-elect!

I find it hillarious that the Dems/liberals are suppose to be so supportive of their own and the people. They are the worse backstabbing party in the history of politics.

"In light of President-Elect Obama's forgiveness of Senator Lieberman for being the Party's Benedict Arnold,"

Hahhaha, Perusing-Through, hopefully you were being sarcastic. If you think he "forgave" Lieberman, you are crazy. He's just smart enough to know that he needs Lieberman to have a chance at that magic number of 60!

On top of that, you are the perfect example of what's wrong with this country. You want your politicians voting for party over principal. The Republicans did that and look where that got us. We need true moderates in office who vote their conscience. We should be thanking Lieberman, not calling him names.

This man is a gift from god.Why people don't let him rest. Obama just trying to do is job.Jesus forgive us, so why cant he forgive those.The truth is,he is not the one who are say those words.We must now try to teach the children of to day, to love one another,in stead of war.Take a look what happen India,It's all young men in their 20's killing people.We have to started to reach out to those youth. Let them know their is some thing out their for them. Look at Africa the low mind people,who are getting these young kids to go and fight for them.this his where these country as to start to make more school eor these young kids,make more trades school for kids,so that they cannot get in the hands of these terrorists.This is what the goverment off all country must do.

IF Billary becomes SOS, then we all now know who her first target will be.

Samantha Powers has done nothing wrong. She is extremely smart and probably knows the world better than Hillary Clinton. They both should work together in the State Department to actually do something meaningful for America and the world. I personally believe she is an amazing person, as for those who still complain about her comments she made long time ago, please get a life. Hillary made more crazy comments about Obama than any other candidate.

To those of you who are so horrified at Obama having the nerve to staff the government with his own choices without having the decency to call and ask your so well informed opinion. Get over yourselves. He won. He can forgive who he wants to, hire who he wants to and then fire who he wants to. I can't figure out what those of you with your nasty and vile comments want more — Obama to fail to prove your own variation of hate or another four years of the just "outstanding" job the current administration has done. Either way you sure seem to want to destroy this country.

What Ms. Powers said about Hillary Clinton was hyperbole at its best. Things got said on both sides during the primary that both sides probably regret. I don't think Hillary is a monster, nor did she or her husband lie any more than most politicians. Barack Obama won't be president for almost 2 months and yet people are already second-guessing all of his choices. Give the man a chance.

As expected, Obama is making horrible choices. CHANGE – just words. HA,ha, ha. We warned you about the kool-aid kid. Vic, Lady DI and all the followers – you reap what you sow. Live with it for four years folks.

i do believe time and history will prove her right..

that is what clinton is.. if you think bush was bad, wait until you see clinton waging a war against the arab world..
i am sad and totally dissapointed at obama for picking her and bill

did he not see all the lawsuits these people have coming adn have been sued for
did he not see the money they take from bin laden's family?

it is a shame

Obama promised change in the way business is done in Washington. It is amazing to me how people are criticizing a man who is not even in office yet. Name another president who has introduced his transition team in the same fashion as Obama. He introduces them to America, and helps us understand how they fit in line with his vision for the country.

Em Hunt obviously your comment has racial undertones using phrases such as bro and sistah. If you believe Obama is that transparent, perhaps President Bush was equally transparent when he used God's name to reclaim the presidency, and used disguised racism to reclaim the presidency. Or perhaps, the blatant racism used by Palin/McCain was also transparent because it is obvious nothing gets past you.

IF NO SAMANTHA POWERS, , , THEN NO HILLARY CLINTON

I can't remember the exact wording, but to paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "Thou shall not attack, trample, or destroy fellow party members; especially at the behest of the opponent party". First it was Hillary then it was Lieberman that broke the party commandments. Hillary did it when she publicly stated she and " . . .McCain (a Republican) had the credentials to lead the nation and all President-Elect Obama had is a speech from 2004″.

Yet Obama has saw fit to include Hillary in the nation's highest cabinet office as Secretary of State. If Hillary's "skunk-spitting, kitchen sink attacks" can be forgiven, then Samantha Powers comments is a non-starter. Time to move on!

"Alongside her advocacy for Barack Obama's candidacy, Power is best known for her efforts to increase awareness with regard to genocide and human rights abuses, particularly the Darfur conflict. In 2006, she contributed to Screamers, a movie about the Darfur, Armenian, and other genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries."

What a horrible person! Why would Obama want someone like this on his team? He needs more people in his cabinet to increase awareness of the plight of poor rich people who will suffer as a result of a small increase in their taxes.

Calm down Em Hunt.. its not that serious. People need stop being so petty and get with the program..

OBAMA 12!!!!!

Em Hunt: Sit down and be quiet. This is OUR country now. Behave yourself if you want to keep living in it.

I find it funny that the neo cons in here who have called Hillary worst names than a monster have the nerve to come in here and hate on Power for what she said.

So what? she called Hillary a monster…..waaaah, shut up!

She said nothing sexist, or call her anything profane, and she stepped down from the campaign for it. Obama wanted to have a positive campaign; Power understood that, and she did what she had to do to save face.

Good Obama brought her back; she said nothing wrong in the first place

OBAMA,,,,,,,,,,,,,REMORSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HERE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,IS,,,,,,,,,,,,,

NOT,,,,,,,,,,,,,CHANGE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OF,,,,,,,,,,,,,ANY,,,,,,,,,,,,,SORT,,,,,,,,,,,,

THE,,,,,,,,,,,,COUNTRY,,,,,,,,,,,,DOESN'T,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NEED,,,,,,,,,,,,EITHER,,,,,,,,,,

CLINTON,,,,,,,,,,,,AND,,,,,,,,,,,AS,,,,,,,,,,,,,FAR,,,,,,,,,,,,AS,,,,,,,,,,,OBAMA,,,,,,,,,,,,,

PLEASE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TAKE,,,,,,,,,,,,A,,,,,,,,,,,SHOWER,,,,,,,AND,,,,,,,,WAKE,,,,,,,,,UP

As much as I like and support President-Elect Obama, I dislike his choice Hillary Clinton close to anything he is doing.

Perhaps it would be best for Senator Clinton to remain in the Senate, and bide her time. More and more it seems the appointment to Secretary of State is not one of respect, but one of control on the part of Obama's team. Although I think she would be superb in the role, it may not be in her best interest politically to accept the job.

Good to have there a highly intelligent honest person. And, again, somebody who really knows Hillary.

Reading these blogs about an article with little or no relevance to what is going on in America and the world today and GOP trolls jump all over it just to spew hate against their in coming President.

I would suggest all those who are intent on degrading Obama before he even takes office take stock of where the U.S. ranks today in relation to the other countries in the world on all major items.

Once you do the research and see the U.S. ranks either just above or in some areas below third world countries then maybe you will realize the problems you are facing and the need to get over the petty politics that seems to be driving these comments.

The fact is George Bush and the Republican party have taken you to the point you are at right now and believe me it's nothing to be proud of no matter what your poltics.

"Ride, Sally Ride." BIG MISTAKE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. No one can contain HC. I hope your helpers didn't steer you wrong BO. It hasn't been announced yet, so I've still got hope. As for ,Powers, you have surrounded yourself with a bunch of experience, we, the 53% that voted for you, hope and pray you can pull it off . There is enough blame to go around. jb

Clinton WAS acting like a monster. Politics made Power apologize but truth made her right. I'm personally glad to have someone who could speak the truth in a game of half-truths and having Clinton as Secretary of State is probably also part of the political game that no man or woman can escape.

She was not kidding. Obama picking all old Clinton re treads has released the monster on America again starting 20 Jan 2009

I welcome her back. I like all of Obama's picks except Hillary Clinton for SOS. She is a proven liar with no credability. Remarks about landing in Bosina under sniper fire, that is a seriously disturbing lie for a S0S to make plus exaggerating all of her so called foreign policy experience. She tried everything possible to destroy Obama in the primary, so I don't see how anything Powers said can be held against her. She does speak the truth. I do hope she gets approved for this spot.

Change has come to America. Unfortunately for some of us, Samantha is part of that change. I hope the best for Obama but it seems more and more like he's George Bush 3.0.

WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE? WHY IS THIS A SURPRISE?

In light of President-Elect Obama's forgiveness of Senator Lieberman for being the Party's Benedict Arnold, an act of forgiveness by Obama that "chilled the heels" of those who were rightfully ready to "politically lynch" Lieberman for his disgusting & disparaging remarks; – - – - – - I would say Samantha Power's return to the "Good Ship Obama" is both a heartwarming and welcomed addition to the transition efforts. Any other view of her return is a non-starter.

Go OBAMA-BIDEN!!! Let's get this party started!!

I didn't want her to exit the campaign after saying about Hillary what we were all thinking. I'm glad to see she's back. I wish she would have a larger role than the one she's playing.

Sam Powers is brilliant and I'm glad to hear that she is back.

Her words describing Obama's opponent were, strictly speaking, off the record and harsh, but not necessarily untrue.

She can be a significant contributor, and I actually would like to see her with a more significant role.

3strikes, like your savior Bush???

maybe obama is putting her in this place for a good reason.

It's funny to see those people who voted against Change .. criticize Obama …for not implementing it ….

As I have been saying for weeks .. those who didn't support Obama .. will be his harshest critics ….

Good for Him. Samantha Power is BRILLIANT unlike some. If he can forgive Hilary and her ROVIAN attacks on him he can bring back Samantha Power.

Kudos.

Carol

James D wrote " I, for one, am very happy to see Hillary as SoS with Powers by her side."

lmao, well, you can stop being so excited about Powers being hired back, because she WON'T be working by Hillary's side. LOL Hillary is no dummy and she already has permission to hire her own staff.

But, we had another chance to see B O's supporters ignorance. Thanks for playing.

I have hope that Obama will keep the Clintons in check; he knows what he's doing.

Obama is choosing the brightest, and the best for his team, and not just oil executives, and investors, and college drinking buddieslike Bush picked for his cabinet .

CNN – A pulitzer prize winning scientist and one the "greatest thinkers" of our time – and your headline stinks of sensationalism. LOUSY reporting.

IF she goes to the Secretary's office for a good grovel, I hope that Hillary will let her off the hook.

But I wouldn't blame her if she didn't

Obama is a show and nothing else……… The country will suffer a lot

Obama the self proclaimed changer is a hoax. So far, he has not announced any change except to support prisoner saggy pants (LOL), stepped out of his chicago mansion and pretend he cares for the poor bro and sistah by giving out (not a single cent donation from him) meals during thanksgiving. He filled up his cabinet with old "bailouters" for rip off wall street.

I'm sure they are James from Chicago—

The guy has not even been sworn in yet and it's time to take back the vote.
Here's an idea….wait till he gets sworn in and give him a chance to fix this mess that the current administration made.
Give him a REAL chance because everyday I read how more screwed up the last 8 years have left us (especially Afghanistan—which looks to have been completely screwed up the last several years).

It is unfortunate, but let's face it; the truth hurts. It should be Clinton issuing an apology to the American public.

Jesse Callahan
Brookeland, Texas

They go to Harvard (big deal) and they act like God, or Satan? Oh, you know what I will say anything I want, (I can apologize later), the best thing is I said it. See now, I am all over the meida. What a registered certified biatch. They are all up there in goverment, but America is getting worst. Big fkng politics, Big fkng lobbyists, they are all the same. Hey, when does Obamamessiah, the conqueror, announced his withdrawal plan from Iraq, or ex israeli soldier Rahm, wants more bloodshed.

Oh please. This isn't news-worthy. In fact half of the things on TV aren't news-worthy.

If Time magazine labeled her one of America's top scientists and thinkers, she probably knew what she was doing when she called Hillary a monster.

I think it would be far more interesting were she to work for DOS and HRC get named Sec. and so then HRC would be her boss!

Most of Obama's political allies are criminals and Marxist. CNN helped create this bastard.

Let's see. Pulitzer prize, Top 100 thinker. Yeah, good call. Obama is putting the best people on his team regardless of ideology. That is what he promised to do. He has the strictest policies re: lobbyists. There is no way he could put together a strong team without former Clinton people or former lobbyists. True, Power said some stupid (yet true) things. However, she and the Obama campaign are so smart, I would not be surprised if that was a planned way of getting that statement out in public. Now, she is getting her reward for being the fall guy. That's politics folks. Regardless, she is still infinitely qualified.

To Shannon: Don't ask, Don't tell will be repealed, period. Obama has a team of former military lined up to take it down. Now is not the time. Obama realizes that ~70% of Americans named the economic crisis as their biggest concern and he is taking that on head first. The rest, including repealing the Bush tax cuts for the rich, will come sooner rather than later, just not in January. Those tax increases are a tool to reduce the deficit, not build the economy. Once the economy is back on track, you'll see those rates go back up, as promised.

@ everybody hating on Shannon

Her opinion was valid. Obama has changed positions, maybe on things that are important to some people, maybe on things that aren't so important to others. He did promise to filibuster FISA and then turned right around a voted for it. I believe The Nation was quite upset about that change.

Not everyone who dislikes Obama is a racisit, just like not everyone who dislikes Clinton is sexist. It's the people who attack others with such spite that promote hate.

The real story about Samantha Power is she blames the west for almost everything including genocide. Sounds like another Obama bait & switch of the kinds like his campaign finance reverso.

cut & paste this link for the real take on her:

http://ginacobb.typepad.com/gina_cobb/2008/11/samantha-power-advocate-of-invading-isreal-rejoins-obama-team.html

all you nobama supporters are so predictable, swallow everything nobama gives you, even crap. just a bunch of brainwashed or braindead lemmings. i guarantee all you that voted for him, your goin to turn against your false prophet when he doesnt give you guys what you want and that'll be no less than one year, nobamas approval rating as potus will sky rocket downwards, hahahahahahahahahaha

So what? – get on with your life and stop reliving the past election.

ha ha I see who the FIRST person Sec of State Clinton is going to be. One thing you don't do is mess over a Clinton..ask any right winger that!

One look at Powers photos says it all……….she is nuts.

Obama likes and needs people, who will tell him truths. Prof. Powers should be selected. And, some people can act like monsters when ambition for power clouds their eyes. That's why we need term limits and some new talents for our new administration.

One more sign that Obama is just another politician. Drop people when they become a liability, pick them back up when nobody's looking.

It is time for PALIN to come out and apologize for all the hate she stirred up during the campaign and all the lies she told.

Among my fervent hopes for this administration:

that Samantha Power should have to report to Hillary Clinton.

Powers looks nuts and acts nuts.
No normal person would spew out comments like that.
She should have some dignity about herself, even if other don't.
Powers is a time bomb, God only knows what will come blabbing out of that mouth.
She should be gagged, wrapped and strapped somewhere in hiding like Dick Cheney is now.

she was right! and now the clintons are stealing our change candidate. this is a token 'bone' for ticked off progressives! what will she do after the transition? back under the bus? power should have been sos! much more qualified than the bags that hillary will bring! the left always gets the boot from moderates and repubs! they have to keep their wars going.

aaauuuhhhh yesss. What does this say about the judgement of PE BO? He hires back the person he had to fire for going so far over even HIS line of "say anything, get in their face, argume with them".

Not very smart. Who do you owe for what that you will keep making such stupid choices in an effort for your many paybacks Obama?

I NEVER heard one word of deception coming from Hillary's mouth during the primaries.

I have heard these charges before about both of the Clintons, but in all the years I lived and worked during Bill Clinton's two terms, I never heard anything from them that would cause anyone to call them monsters or deceitful.

I am sorry Obama decided to let this big-mouthed obnoxious woman be part of his administration.

She one of the highly qualify woman that deserve to serve to her full potential as an American.

What's one more loose cannon on a battlefield of misfits……………….

AgAIN?!!!!???!!!!!

One word: Shameful.

Welcome back Samantha! You're absolutely brilliant and brilliance is a rare commodity these days.

Samantha was being honest in saying she admired Clinton…and she was also right when she called Clinton a monster…cuz Hillary *was* being a monster at the time. I, for one, am very happy to see Hillary as SoS with Powers by her side.

Monsters Clinton and Obama combined, it is the same same old Democratic party's policyt with big spending, big well-fare system, higher taxes for the those who work hard, and less traditional moral family values and less freedom for the American people. Bush did not sell his soul, but Obama did even though he claims to be a Christian, but the Muslims and pagans and liberals no better. What is in it for you, if you gain the whole world, fame and power, but lose your own soul, eternally??

Someone peed in Shannon's cheerios this morning. "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" Give me a break. PE Obama is surrounding himself with the BEST minds in government…unlike the last 8 years of buffoons surrounding Bush. Hey, Shannon, I'm one of those millions of "pathetic people" who voted for Obama. I'm college educated, a former business executive, and now a public school teacher. I contribute to the American society…what do you do but complain????

Thisw is fantastic .There is sense that every one has to grow beyond themselves for a inch at least if they wont to be in Obama administration. So it could be first test for MS Clinton- she can do it or she can not. It is right time to be sure since she will be asked for many compromises, as everybody else . Only problem could be that she is n ot realy ready for that part and therefore ready for creating drama on every step.Obama got over Bidens coments, Clinton's, Mc Insane's Pailin's……you name it , so his closest colegues should be able to do it as well.

Shannon said: Another example of this man not meaning a word of what he says. He knew he was going to bring her back, so much for hope and change.

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Do you realize how stupid you sound? It says right in the article she retired her position on her own. Quite frankly, it wasn't like she was wrong in her statement considering how Hillary was… uh scuse me…. her campaign managers… were running her campaign. Obama never said he would never bring her back…. jeez.

as Hillary has been redeemed, so is also Samantha! What is wrong in that?

Never should've left in the first place.

At the time the comment was made, Clinton was acting like a monster.

I think it's fitting that Hillary Clinton will be Secretary of State–and Samantha Power won't.

This is ridiculous, No not that she is back but that people care so much! Are we gong to micromanage EVERYTHING this man does BEFORE he even gets into office. I am an independent could care less who is on his transition team, since they are not members of his cabinet. Further more, who care, Obama and Clinton said things they should not have during that campaign and they know it. If Obama can forgive, or at least pardon Lieberman this woman who has no real power can work for the transition team until January. Everyone on both sides need to chill out! Wait for the man to do something wrong that actually affects the country, (and he will) but could we PLEASE WAIT until then to launch unreasonable criticisms.

A man of his word! He can work with enemies! How great thou are!

I don't know what is more troubling the fact that Obama wants HRC as SOS or that he let this woman back on his team. Both are terrible moves, so much for change.

too bad to see Cnn stooping to this level of journalism. This seems like a desperate atempt to stir up disputes and controversy where it should not exist. Obama has dozens or more foreign policy advisers some of whom probably supported clinton in the primaries. how about some real news.

Very nice. ANOTHER Junior Senator with ZERO practical experience taking an important post in our Government. That's change…I guess.

To the poster who demands an apology from McSame and McBarbie supporters…

Gotta love CNN. They do not believe in free speech and won't allow any anti Nobama discussion. Both Clintons are monsters and Nobama will be the 2nd Clinton to be impeached.

Shannon –
I pity your small-mindness and that of people such as yourself who would rather hold grudges and overlook the talents that all of these people bring to the table. Obama has forgiven Joe Lieberman who betrayed him and the Democratic party, and lied about him repeatedly. He has chosen to forgive Clinton, who also chose the low road in campaigning against him.

He is interested in the raw talents and experience that all of these people bring to the table. He does not hold grudges, and if Clinton was offended, she should not hold grudges either because she did and said worst things against Obama… and he forgave her. Put aside your pettiness and anger, Shannon. Try forgiveness, and put the nation first! This is far more than Bush ever did!!!

She was right about HRC's campaign though. Give her a break, afterall she simply spoke the truth.!

"Another example of this man not meaning a word of what he says. He knew he was going to bring her back.."

Really? You know this how?

"Ms. Powers was the most undiplomatic figure in the entire 2008 campaign."

Oh, please. She's not even in the top ten.

"She either lied when she called Clinton a monster or she lied when she apologized and said she admired Clinton."

Or, she meant both.

"Why is a liar being allowed anywhere near the White House?"

Yeah! Let the current liars vacate first!

"If Obama can overlook Leiberman's, Clinton's and McCain's comments " – Why does everyone forget Obama's comments? This woman was an example of the clever mouthpieces he used. Her words WERE Obama's words.

"Free speech is the centerpiece of democracy " – and let's see how this holds up when it comes time to question Obama. Is it OK to call him a monster, in the interest of free speech?

I respect Samansa Power on her own achievement, and do Mrs Clinton with her husand. Powers comments were too true at the moment. I believe both are qualified to play their role in the new administration. tk MI

Welcome back, Samantha!
You are a briliant woman who spoke truth to the situation at the time. Now it is time to let the past remain in the past. There is room at the table for you…Obama has shown his vision and wisdom in looking beyond what people said in the heat of the campaign to what they can legitimately bring to the table. This is, indeed, change we can believe in. I applaud Obama for putting this country first and choosing the best minds – regardless of what they uttered on the campaign trail!

Samantha was dead right and proved right during the latter stages of the primaries. She is gifted and Obama should have her back.

Obama is the monster.

On second thought — a lot of you might NOT transition into Heaven, from the remarks you make on the blogs. After all, if you're prejudiced against a dark skinned person as president, you probably will reject a dark skinned Jesus.

Can u say karma? I bet it will be rough on her to interact with the "monster" now!

@Shannon

Did you get the memo? The klan meeting will now be at 7pm. Don't forget we're wearing bedsheets tonight.

good…. and Hillary is no less a monster now than she was a few months back… a grasping power-hungry woman not to be trusted…

NO HILLARY FOR SECRETARY OF STATE

Hillary is a monster. The Clintons cannot be trusted.

Samantha was not the only one who made bad comments doing the campaign. If she can't be forgiven, what about the comments Clinton, Biden and others made. GROW UP PEOPLE!

Obviously everyone says things sometimes when they aren't thinking clearly. Working for a politician should have made Powers more sensitive to what she is saying whether it was off the record or on. However, if Mr. Obama is fine with her then so be it. Hillary Clinton is a great lady and I don't see her not working together with Powers. Let us just leave the past behind and get on with the change! For all the Republicans who want to start a smear campaign… Remember Lieberman? He was forgiven! Pres. Elect Obama is a great man! Come on January!

I am SO HAPPY to see Samantha Power back. If Obama can overlook Hillary's numerous undiplomatic (to say the least) statements during the primary, then HRC should be able to forgive Power hers. Otherwise HRC is NOT a team player, and Obama should find another SoS.

How about an apology from the McCain/Palin camp. Palin still talks negative about Obama and he is our president-elect but then again Palin doesn't recognize Alaska as being part of the U.S., she thinks she and her husband own it.

I like this move by bringing back Ms.Powers

people get alife. just be thankful that bush, mccain, or PALIN is not
on obamas team. talk abount 3 clue less air heads.

americans ought to be proud of them selfs. when a sale becomes more important than a LIFE so sad. i have said for years there isnt
any thing dumber then a human being !!!!!! if you think am wrong
just keep you mouth shut and watch how people act in this world.

Pathetic! This administration will fail miserably because of the poor judgement of the man who got elected. Now more than ever we see that he is s puppet, nothig but a puppet of the democrats. Makes me sick! Disgusting!

Both Clintons are monsters. Obama will be the next clinton to be impeached.

You people will complain when Jesus helps with YOUR transition into Heaven.

For God's sake, THINK ! She's not in his cabinet, she's on a transition team.

You don't invite a Bell Hop into your room to spend the nite. He transitions your luggage from the lobby into your room, so to speak.

One word: Brilliant!

Oops, those are sleeping dogs, not sleeoing dogs.

The first amendment does not exist to protect speech that makes everyone fell all warm and fuzzy, it exists to protect speech that offends.

Who amongst us has not opened their mouth before their brain was in gear? Maybe more should be expected of those in the public eye, but they are also human and sometimes impulsive and irrational. I imagine she regretted the words the second they left her mouth. The heat of a campaign often portrays people at less than their best. If she has something to contribute to the Obama administration, then let sleeoing dogs lie.

It shows Obama has a lack of respect for Hillary by bringing this woman back.
Hillary should stay inthe senate and watch Obama be a one term president and she will be able to say to her party.
I told you so.

Consequences of words, campaigns and behaviors. Awkward to say the least.

In the heat of battle, oft times, things that are said, are said without
thinking, I believe this is one of them. She has apologized, if personally to Sen Clinton, all the better; so, I believe all is forgiven along with time heals all. The ironic thing is that she is working to help with the transition of the State Dept. I am sure that all the people helping with State's transition are cleared with Sen Clinton; and she will do a good job.

To Shannon, who calls Obama a liar after stating you think the wealthiest are "among us." Could you be any further detached from reality believing both those things in the same mind? The man's not even in office yet and he's a failure to you people. At least you gave Bush a few years to realize – if you ever did – that he's an utter failure.

Stop crying Shannon, this man has not got into office yet and everybody wants to be a critic. Let him get in office first and see what he does. You never know, Clinton and Powers probably made peace before he put her on his transition team.

To 60 year old white female: I see your comments here often, and I am just wondering: Have you erected a shrine to Obama yet? Do you worship at his feet?It is obvious that you worship him. I, for one, worship no human.Every human being has imperfections, which is why they are human.You, however, are blinded by what you see in Obama. As for Samantha Power, the fact that everyone remembers and still comments on what she said is proof positive of how disgusting her comment was. My only hope is that Hillary Clinton will be her boss if Power works at state. She will then see without fail that Hillary is no monster and willing to forgive. This move is not a reflection of Obama, it is a reflection of Clinton. But, of course, people like 60 year old white female who are blinded by their image of Obama will see a reflection of the power of Obama's forgiveness. What did he have to forgive? Nothing. Hillary is the one to forgive. See the facts.

Obama kept her on the back burner all this time. Hillary is a fool if she takes the job.

Think she was looking in a mirror. Most people who rant and rave are jealous of the one they rant about. She must be also. And by the way if obama is as honest and pure as he says he is she has no place in his administration.

SHannon,

Obviosuly you are a disgruntled republican. First off, Obama did NOT go back on Don't ask Don't Tell (Obviously you are getting your facts from Fixed Noise AKA Fox News) As a matter of fact just about everything your comment said was not the truth.. Truthfully, Obama has said change starts with HIM not with his cabinet. HE is the president not Samatha Powers…. Perhaps you need to get over the fact that McCain and Caribou Barbie lost!!

I am disappointed that Obama is bringing back someone so tactless to be part of the transition team for State Department. The State Department requires people with diplomacy, a quality Samantha Power – whoever she is – is obviously lacking.

I am truly sorry I voted for Obama. If I were Hillary I would put her
through a wall. Shame on Obama to even think of putting this nut
on his team. Alot of people I have been talking to are regretting
their vote for Obama. The only intelligent thing he did was
put Clinton as Secy of State.

"Time Magazine labeled her one of America's top 100 scientists and thinkers".
What was she thinking when she made the "monster' statement. Must have not been top thinking that day. Harvard Grad and Professor?
Intelligence ignorance, I would say.

I was shocked to see senator announcing on the news when Obamas starts is Presidentcy in January.I been working so hard for no money. But I happy for him to take over I pray the economy will get better I have alot credit bills I have to subsidized soon.

Honestly, now is not the time for petty arguments. We have a country to save.

Stepping down was obviously the right thing for Power to do at the time; but on the other hand, does anyone remember the name of the Fox anchorwoman who labeled Barack and Michelle Obama's playful little on-stage gesture as, and I quote, a "terrorist fist-bump"? I do not recall any outrage, nor do I recall anyone resigning over that statement.. And to refer to a candidate for the highest office in this nation as a "terroris"t on national television is absolutely reprehensible.. Welcome back, Ms. Power.

This is what forgive and forget means.Unity UNITY Unity please.

sorry typo that should say they wouldn't KNOW a qualified person for the job if it bit them in their A$$

To Texas teacher. Amen

Hmm no "some change" or "Clinton third term remark by the Gone Out Party (GOP) membersor the democrat step children PUMA haha…but the last part says it best Powers is a Harvard University Professor and Considered ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP SCIENTISTS and THINKERS…My god how wonderful it is to look forward to having a Qualified President and QUALIFIED Cabinet members all working together.

Get used to it GOP, these are People Who Know what they are doing and they are back in control…but you'll find Something to gripe about…will it be the economy that has been fixed by obama? The great healthcare we all have? Or the fact that new and innovative Jobs are making America a world leader in time to come? Or perhaps that Internationally we will be seen by 99.999% of the world as the model of Democracy we should ALWAYS be?

HAHA, leave it to Republicans to Complain about having the job done right? But then again who can blame them they wouldn't not a qualified person doing a job if it came up and bit them in their A$$!

Qualified People>The Bush/Republican Yes Man War Criminal Society.

Obama/Biden '08/'12

So??

This is disappointing to read. This kind of remark is no better than what Palin said during the campaign. Just ugly, divisive rhetoric, that doesn't even qualify as legitimate criticism. She shouldn't have been allowed back on the transition team, no matter how "smart" she may be. I'm no fan of Hilliary, but now is no time for this kind of petty crap.

Redeemed! She should never have left! Blessings to you!

Why would they bring this person back? Is the change we want?

I think you have completely missed the boat on this one. What about her comments on ow Obama will not rely on campaign promises to determine his Foriegn policy when it comes to Iraq and the withdrawal of troops? It is amazing that Obama was portrayed as a candidate of change, yet we are seeing time and again that what he said is not what he is going to do. He is following the same policies that Clinton and McCain said on the campaign trail, and not the ones he was saying. The media really did an unjustice to the US people in there drive for the President they wanted. Imagine if McCain won and he hired Phil Gramm to head his economic team, how hard would you be trying to rip apart McCain's credibility. Instead of going after the real issue here you have left the door open for a great photo op where Clinton can say she is forgives Powers for her comments and that campaigns can be ugly at moments and people can misspeak.

its called forgiveness should bill richardson hate carville for a statement methinks no. should obama not heed advice from bush despite the bashing… should blacks hate bill clinton… no no there is something called forgiveness. sara palin can work in an obama administration its called forgiveness folks…

I am an Obama supporter, but I can't wait to see how this works. lol, it could be made for TV material. But, no matter what, the bottom line is she is part of the transition team. Hillary will be the head of her Secretary of State Dept. She may not allow Ms. Powers to be on her staff after the transition. And if she does, no matter what, she will be the boss.

Lizbobb…………. Powers is NOTHING compared to Palin when it comes to UNDIPLOMATIC…. or even CLOSE when it comes to LACK of intelligence! She may have errored in her judgement with the comment, but after listening to the attacks from all sides on Obama… perhaps she did misspeak from pure disgust!

But there is NO DOUBT that she does NOT hold a candle to the Republican/McCain/Palin's long term viciousness that has still be unrefuted by that camp!

Get over it…. Seriously! YOU LOST…. suck it up!

Well that was nothing compared to how Hillary threw the kitchen sink at Obama. Sam power is I am sure a hard worker and definitly needed. Welcome back Ms. Power.

Powers' excuse was that she was too drunk–on obama koolaid…

Clinton is the best choice the newbie will be making. Funny, how he dismissed her experience when he was running, and now he will have to depend on it and her star power around the world…

It won't be long before the Rev. Wright is back on Obama's team as the person in charge of being critical of the U.S.A.

Hillary is not as thin-skinned as some of her supporters. If Powers keeps her foot out of her mouth, works her tail off and gets results, all will be forgiven and Powers will have a useful spot in the administration.

If Obama can accept Hillary in his cabinet, Hillary can accept Powers on the transition team.

Is the Obama transition team still playing high school games?

How petty and small of them to bring this woman back when they seemed to have risen above such child's play.

Hillary Clinton is still better than Barack Obama and all the tiny little men and women that are working for him.

I hope she becomes Secretary of State, we need some grown-ups in the government.

Wanderer, I, for one, am sick of Politics as usual! Barack Obama ran a different kind of campaign than the status quo. And it probably got him elected! He has proven that you NOT have to attack, lie, and defame your opposition to win an election!

I can see where this new kind of President is going to be hard for some of you status quo folks to follow until you get used to him! I say, buckle your seat belts and get ready for the ride!

You lost….. Seriously…. GET OVER IT!

The primary is over. That was in the past. Time to get down to serious business with brilliant serious-minded people.

And, a lot of these comments are probably coming from people who think Sarah Palin is intelligent enough to run the country. Will you people stop whining about what Obama is doing. How about you ask Bush to accept responsibility for what he has done to this country since you all want to find something, anything to complain about.

Let bygones be bygones. Powers stated what she stated in the heat of the campaign and Hillary stated what she did about sniper fire in the exhaustion of her own campaign. Both Powers and Hillary will be valuable members of the new administration.

BE A MAN OF YOUR WORD, Mr OBAMA. Ms. POWERS HAS NO PLACE IN YOUR ADMINISTRATION. Out of 300 million people in the population there has to be someone else with the same type of credentials and with A LOT LESS MEAN SPIRITED AND DEVISIVE rhetoric then MS Powers.

MAKE THE CHANGE YOU PROMISED.

Why apoligize for something that is true and we already knew about the Clitons! This young lady knew first hand what a witch she is, so know we will see the vengeful witch Cliton get her fired this time, Obuma sure isn't to smart is he you libatards.

Those Harvard idiots always stick together!

Another exmaple of O's approach to getting the nation's top thinkers thinking for him, regardless of some questionable past issues.
Getting the best and brightest people and giving them reign to think out loud will be O's hallmark. We will all need open minds to accept new ideas and, united in cause, put down those who will naturally oppose these changes.

There were a number of comments made back when, now it is time to work together and bury the hatchet. Congrat to Ms Power and President elect Obama would not have hired either if they were not able to do the job.

It was obvious that she would be back; she represents part of Obama's power hungry "pc" crowd — they are disgusting because they are so self righteous. Powers is not a good team player and it makes Obama look, once again, like a politician who does what it takes to get elected but behind closed doors or after the polls close, anything goes. it is also bad form to have her around if Hillary is SOS; Powers tried to damage Clinton's campaign. Really — she isn't all that good.

But for record — we will soon see his minister back in the fold. I give him six months on that, give or take.

Another example of this man not meaning a word of what he says. He knew he was going to bring her back, so much for hope and change. What a joke this man is, and the poor pathetic people who supported him too. In a few weeks he's gone back on his word about don't ask don't tell, hiring lobbyist and most importantly, he is now not going to repeal the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest among us. He is a liar!

While probably a true authority on genocide, Ms. Powers was the most undiplomatic figure in the entire 2008 campaign. Her role ina state department transition is very misplaced.

The first medicine to administer to a gaffe is a quick acknowledgment and an apology. Powers did just that and look where she is.

True it was imappropriate for her to discuss her opinions about a rival candidate when she was on another candidate's team. True Clinton was acting like a "monster" and someone who "is stooping to anything." Clinton lied through her teeth exaggerating her experience as First Lady, e.g. running across the tarmack in a hail of bullets and dimissed reports to the contrary until confronted with video and still images. Pictures don't lie, but Hillary kept on. Indeed that does qualify as "stooping to anything" to give herself an "edge" and added to her fictional accounts. In the end Clinton cost herself her nomination.

She either lied when she called Clinton a monster or she lied when she apologized and said she admired Clinton. Why is a liar being allowed anywhere near the White House?

Ah the beauty of being able to forgive That's America.

If Powers is one of America's top thinkers, perhaps she should think before she talks.

"great thinker"? Umm.. obviously she isn't too smart.

…and THANK GOODNESS! Her mind and perspective will benefit our country greatly over the next four years! And if making insulting comments precluded people from serving in public office, then NO ONE would be able to serve there.

Maybe she should stay in schoo l. She is to full of herself. When you start pointing fingers at others you will always find that there are more that one finger pointing at you.

Oh, my…. Did she ever! *LOL* If you choose one, please let it be the corrected version.

Corrected Version:

Oh, my… and tut, tut….. After all the crap the McSame and McBarbie came engaged in, Ms. Powers is criticized for stepping over the line….. THEN apologizing AND resigning!

Pray tell, WHEN will we hear an Apology for the ugly inflammatory language that came from the McCain Camp? As I recall, Sen. McCain gave one limp wristed back step to the mud slinging at ONE of his campaign stops…. maybe EVEN two when he raised his hands and said, "No, No, none of that!", but he NEVER put a muzzle on HIS pit bull dog, Palin. Even recently he praised her for her part in the campaign and her political future!

You can BET that Obama DID reign in Ms. Powers! And it was done quietly without a big fuss, because it was not just a ploy to gain more press…. but a sign of how Obama handles things!

We have done well electing Barack Obama for President! And time will prove me correct!

So get over it, Repubs…… Seriously…. YOU LOST! Suck it up, and let's get on with it!

Samantha Power did tell the truth, could have told the truth, might have told the truth, or revealed at least half of the truth. For all politicians, this is not news at all. If we pay our attention to politics, we all knew it, too. Samantha was a politician. Therefore, she knew it better. It was not necessary for her to issue an apology.
She did what all politicians have been doing.

Cat Fight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what?That was a praise. Let's move on.

»Interesting article/news…

This is about bringing together the best people. There is no place for petty in-fighting. They have a country to run.

To err is human; to forgive is divine.
–Alexander Pope

SamANtha Coulter-Power

Are you kidding me? In the Obama transition team on foreign policy? Hillary Clinton slated to be the next Secretary of State? This is remarkable idiocy on somebody's part. Either Hillary is out or this is a way for Obama to neutralize the effectiveness of Hillary. Either option seems exceedingly divisive at this time. Or maybe Hillary has a big forgiving heart and so does Obama. What do I know?

I don't think she would be good in the Obama administration, for any position, because of what her comments were, in the past. She is much more educated than that, to be making such crude remarks, especially if she is not going to get along with the Secretary of State,
Hillary, which is probably the most intelligent individual for that position. We will start gaining respect throughout the world, get along with other countries, and make the world a much safer / better place,
after Senator Clinton has been in this position for about a year, or so.

Larry Coury
Houston Texas

OMG!!

The woman who said mean things about a political opponent is back!!

ZOMG!!!

I question rather or not Ms Powers should be on this team. Those kinds of remarks show lack of self control especially from one in such a responsible position.Really???.

One of america's top 100 thinkers…and to think ol Hillary might have a problem with her. Go figure.

oh, pray tell, commentators…. the old Texas teacher has misspelled inflammatory! No doubt she has made other errors in her haste to submit the comment! Your forgiveness is begged!

I guess the truth hurts…..
Anyway, welcome back, Samantha!

The final paragraph outlines her qualifications; she will provide an excellent balance to the rest of the team.

If Obama can overlook Leiberman's, Clinton's and McCain's comments during the campaign, Powers off air comments should not seen as a problem. Time to move on with the best minds available.

Free speech is the centerpiece of democracy yet only if others approve of wht is said, apparently. Somehow, we must stop trying to be offended by everything and simply let free speech actually be free. Has everyone forgotten the old "Sticks and Stones" ditty???

Me thinks Ms. Powers speaketh the truth. Lady Hillary doth bear watching.