[...] time this morning, the selection of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State will be official: (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama will officially nominate members of his national security [...]

No mention of Gov. Richardson for Dept of Commerce? When will that appointment happen.

Anywhooo…..it seems like things are finally beginning to look good for the old USA. It's about time!! It feels good and it feels right! I believe if we as a people all work together, things will work out for the good…..for everyone! We are the United States of America….under God, indivisible…..with Liberty….and Justice for all!!

I am so excited for Hilary and for Bill and for the Obama Administration.
Obama will get 2 for the price of one (Bill and Hillary!).
Whether you like the Clintons or not, people abroad do and those are the ones we need to impress.
KUDOS to Hillary!!!

I think the name Clinton does more good than harm globally and I am excited to see them work together. Hopefully, like the mild effect that the announcement of the economic team had on the financial world, this announcement will have a positive effect on the global state of affairs. One can hope.

Hillary will soon move to the Obama dog house (dot com). Lets face it, Hillary has a pathological need to be President.

another dream team, hello madame secretary.

It is a great piclk Hillary for secetary of state, she worked her heart out for Obama in the last months of his campaign she well deserves it, lets hope Willy doesnt interfear in any way.

Good. They'll all be in one spot for the next 4 years. Easier to keep an eye on them while they keep an eye on each other. Of course it will be easy for them. Most lizards can look behind without turning their heads.

How can she run the State Dept. when she couldn't even run her own campaign?

She hired her friends rather than real pros and blew a 25 point lead she had over Obama. Then she left her campaign $ 20 million in debt.

Is this how we want our State Dept. run?

Wise choices for his cabinet. Glad to see that President-Elect Obama is already setting things in place to start from Day One. He will have great minds behind his decisions. Time to get to work and clean up the mess the Republican Administration has made. It will really take some time fixing but I am confident it will get done. Proud to be a Democrat!!!

Now thats what statesmanship is all about, and the dream team afterall will still be in place.
Good for you barak, and hilary all the best, you sure deserve it.

Her only experience is standing next to Bill Clinton and greeting foreign dignitaries and their spouses. She did nothing for New York other than get elected due to presidential pardons on the last day in a state she was not a resident in. Her only accomplishment in the past 8 years is a failed run for president.

America we have a right as to the say of who is the person who represents us to the rest of the world. Hillary Clinton should not be that person for thousands of reasons. She and her husband bring too much baggage to America for just a couple of "civilians in public service".

The Secretary of State is not a job for lightweights with minimal experience and are only recieving the position for once again political favors.

Demand more from this president elect. Demand real Change. Not political favors. Thats the same not change.

Yes …Hillary is the right choice….good choice….. finally we are one united family………….one United States of America!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot wait to see Hillary's cheesy smile. I am happy for her. I read in another article that Barack made it clear that she will be able to chose her own staff for the State Dept and will hae direct access to him. Also, kudos to President Clinton for the sacrafices he made to allow his wife to be Secretary Of State.

The world remains a dangerous place, as evidenced by the terrorist attacks in India last week. President-elect Obama has made some good choices for his national security team. Among them is Senator Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. My feeling is that this one appointment could be the most important master stroke of the entire first year of the Obama Administration, provided that it works for all involved. I would have like to been a fly on the wall when Senator Clinton discussed her appointment with President Clinton, that would have been an interesting and revealing conversation. President-elect Obama and the Senator are pros in the field of image making and message sending. My feeling is that this appointment is going to work well because both the President-elect and the Senator want it to.

This is NOT the Change I wanted or Needed.. I will NOT be tunning In ,Nor do I care to Listen to Hillary!! This woman is very scary indeed, and Scared My grands with her 3AM Phone Call.. Obama You make a HUGE Mistake in Having her for this Position, and I Hope and Pray that her Nomination DOES NOT go through…. NO MORE HILLARY !!!!!!!!

While I don't want Democrats to lose a Senator with Sen. Clinton's skills, she will certainly be an outstanding Secretary of State. People who ridicule her foreign policy experience haven't bothered to study her public service record. She's capable, focused, and dedicated to serving this country and promoting the general welfare of the nation for future generations. President -elect Obama is organizing an incredible team with a nice mix of experience and fresh ideas. The task before him is daunting but his leadership skills are impressive. I'm hopeful.

I am so disappointed in his choice of Hillary for Secretary of State. The Clinton family has been in politics far too long. When people make a career out of being politicians is when they forget the reason they went into politics and begin looking out only for their own best interests, not our country's. I truly believe there should be term limits for every political office.

This broad looks worn out!!!

Either way the fixed Republicans will complain.

Hallelujah, we get to elect a Prez every four years. This is the beauty of a democracy Imagine being stuck with W for the next 30 years.

Hilary Clinton will be the best Secretary of State that this country has seen in decades Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri.

Senator Clinton is a good choice for secetary of state position she will improve our international image with foreigh nations.Bush administration lack this. President elect Obama got this choice right.

Who's hiding Obama's aunt. She's an illegal immigrant living off taxpayer money in Public Housing.

But now she's disappeared somewhere in the U.S. and is being hidden when she should be on the next plane to Kenya.

Why is CNN not following this story?????

Excellent. I trust President elect Obama's selection for his cabinet.

Good team go Obama/Biden go Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri. Now the only thing that we all can hope and pray is that the current village idiot and his cohorts will resign and go back to their caves before January 20th so Obama/Biden can take office earlier and clean this mess up Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri.

I'm trying to figure out what Senator Clinton's qualifications are for this position. I understand choosing General Jones with his thirty plus years as a Marine and as the former commander of NATO. Robert Gates was a CIA director and is the current defense secretary. What about Hillary Clinton? New York senator and former stay-at-home mom (okay, she did work at a shady law firm for a short while). A strange choice and one that may cause America problems later. What about an experienced Foreign Service veteran or someone with a heavy academic resume–or both? How about a less political and power hungry choice?

The only ones I hear yelling about change are the MSM and the Republicans. I voted for Obama and I am fine with who he has picked so far.

I know where the change comes from. He is the one who sets the tone and the policy. He is the one that will collect the information and then decide which course the country will be set on. That's how it will be. So, that's where the change will begin.

Give it a rest people. Give him a chance to get his cabinet together and get into office. Then if things aren't right, we can yell then. But at least let him get in the door before we start yelling.

Hillary deserves the position.She gave her all for the Democrats and Barack Obama.Thank you Hillary and congratulations.

Go Hillary! You are da man…

For a number of reason it is disappointing to see the possible inclusion of Senator Clinton in the Obama administration. First reason for disappointment is said in her own words during the campaign for the Democratic presidential nominee: landing under fire during a friendly European trip with her daughter. This was not the truth as we have all since learned. What country in the world will not have some concern about her integrity?

The many scandals involving the Clintons that speak boldly and loudly for themselves. The bare knuckle anything goes politics employed by the Clintons may make any country, at least initially, intransigent in their position(s) regarding international alliances and policy.

During President Clinton's presidency he made some lasting good decisions, and some bad. Nobody is perfect, so mistakes are expected from any human being. But their tactics and long list of scandals and questionable dealings can only make one think that they must live in the biggest and best trailer in the trailer park on the south end of town.

There are valid reason why President-elect Obama would choose Senator Clinton as Secretary of State. But at least for me they do not out weigh the reasons I voted for him to be our president and our agent of government and political reform.

I thought Obama was going to be busy presenting evidence to the Supreme Court about his birth certificate and eligibility to become president.

Excellent team………I pray they succeed in turning the disasters of the Neo-Con doctrines around for the better.

God bless America and protect our troops

"What we are going to do is combine experience with fresh thinking. But understand … the vision for change comes first and foremost … from me. That's my job," he said.

Wow .. this guy really thinks he is The One.

looking good. Keep up the good choices and get some repubs in there . Don't forget Chuck, he is realy valuable and a friend you can trust and a repub.
The world is waiting , so show your stuff Hillary

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

and now to welcome your new president of the united states – mr. barack william"bill" hussein jefferson obama clinton

So far so good!

One more media event. Apparently, the Obama administration will be comprised of media events with no substance. And of course, the press will love him for it.

I'm watching "After the Party" with the Conservative commentators who are claiming that Obama is just doing the "same old, same old" with his nominees, both Democratic and Republican; I beg to differ. He is NOT basing his choices on ideological stands but on the expertise and abilities of the people, regardless of party affiliation. Get over it! Obama is doing exactly what he said he would do — he's getting the BEST, regardless of affiliation!!

thank god we will have hillary, she is great!!

CNN you say my post is a duplicate. So why don't you post it?

In movie, "The Remains of the Day", American Lewis said something that fits today very well. He asked all the famous lords and princes at Lord Darlington's mansion, "Can we afford to have amateurs handling such international crisis as Nazi's uprising? We desperately need professionals." Of course, his question was ignored. I don't think we are living in a much safer world than just before WWII. We should ask ourselves the same question. Can we afford an amateur as our top diplomat?

Launching Hillary at the world
Nov 18th 2008
From Economist.com

The surprising idea that Hillary Clinton could become Barack Obama's secretary of state

"But if he gives the job to Mrs Clinton, he would be ceding a large measure of influence over the reconstruction of America's reputation abroad to a former, and perhaps even future, rival who he could find hard to control. “Never appoint someone you can't sack”, commented one old hand this week: and Mrs Clinton would be almost unsackable, thanks to her huge popularity among a large section of the Democratic Party and the status as an ex-president of her husband.

Her appointment would also marginalise Mr Obama's vice-president, Joe Biden, who, as the outgoing head of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, had been expected to play a big role in foreign policy. A secretary of state of somewhat less personal political stature, a Bill Richardson, perhaps, or even a Republican such as Richard Lugar, would have allowed the new president to maintain the primacy of his White House over foreign affairs. It is all too easy to imagine Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton disagreeing messily. Bill Clinton's complex web of business dealings (he has raised large sums of money from foreign companies and governments, both as a speaker and in order to fund his foundation) is also a potential complication."

Can we afford an amateur not long after Russian invasion of Georgia?

Although I am a Hillary Clinton fan and her and Bill are both recognized and respected worldwide, I never understood naming a woman as SOS. As much as I hate it, there are places in the Arab world where women can be murdered by male family members for doing something as simple as talking to a guy who is not family. How effective is a woman SOS in these places, how effective was Ms. Rice, and would it not be considered an insult to send a woman there to represent us in the first place? Like I said, I hate it, but it's a sad reality in our world, even today.

Big mistake Obama, bringing the Clintons on board. So much for change.

Great. I'm sure the Chinese are very happy.

Rubinites in the economic roundtable (get yer Credit Default Swaps here!); and Clintonites everywhere.

Yep. Change you can believe in.

Smile, Dems. You got taken down the garden path again. Youth is served. You will will make us experience again, that which should have been forgotten.

I think all the right choices are being made. I only hope that Bill Clinton doesn't "screw" Hillary with his organization and its donations. It's time for Hillary to be in the lime light. It would also reflect badly on Obama-Biden if Hillary had "issues" caused by Bill.

Superb team!

Why do Democrats and Republicans hate one another?
The world is much too small for that.

It is just great that Republicans are so pleased with Obama's selection of his cabinet. It proves beyond doubt that Democrat's favour candidate trunrs out to be so close to Republicans that you might think that McCain could have also appointed the same persons. Forget about any change in policy either.

The next while should be interesting times.It will be a feather in the cap of the new administation if all the factions can work together.

Well, it looks liek the change this country voted for is INDEED going to happen. We are changing from the Bush administration, to pretty much the same as we had back when Clinton was in office. Maybe not all the faces, but the same points of view will carry on.

Putting Hillary as SOS is perfect. There has never been a SOS run against the stnading president. So put Hillary where if history dictates anything, she will not run against Obama in 2012. Exactly what Obama wants.

So tell me, where is this change Obama preached?????

There is already talk of him backing off of the majority of his promises.

A peice of "Infamous history"…. No construction! A Devinate DESTRUCTION… Your Champion has Fought Nobody…. Fought for Nobody….

I HAVE SAID A FEW NOT SO SAVORY THINGS ABOUT HILLARY.

I VOTED TWICE FOR BILL CLINTON BUT DURING THE NOMINATION

WE ALL FELT VERY PASIONATE ABOUT OUR CANDIDATE & I WAS &

AM A MILLION % CONVINCED THAT OUR BEST CHANCE TO BE

THE AMERICA WE ARE MEANT TO BE IS WITH A

PRESIDENT OBAMA. STILL THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT

HILLARY IS AN INTELLIGENT, WELL EDUCATED & CAPABLE

LEADER. I AM MORE THAN PLEASED THAT SHE WILL REPRESENT

US TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. MUCH RESPECT TO HER.

[...] don't think so. But at least it's not the last administration's team… well, somewhat: Obama to unveil national security team [...]

Someone who threatens to obliterate an entire peaceful nation is not the right person for this job.

Obama's first mistake and a large one at that.

Hillary Clinton will not help us solve our Middle Eastern hegemony problems. In fact she will cause more.

Go Obama… Go Clinton…. Goooo TEAM! RAH RAH RAH!

The old Texas Teacher is CHEERLEADER! *LOL*

I'm behind you all the way, President Elect Barack Obama, the ONE! The man with the plan!

Pretty good team right there! Hillary Clinton will do an amazing job!! Bill should become the Jr. Senator from New York!!!!

MEDIA CONTINUES TO FALSELY SLAM CLINTONS ! ! !…..

What cowardice ! ! !….. What stupidity ! ! ! …..What blatant partisanship ! ! !…..

All they have on the Clintons is an extra-marital affair between two adults which if truth be told represents fifty per cent of ALL U.S. Marriage problems ! ! !…..

Funny… but no mention in the media is made about the criminality, corruption and suspicions of wrong doing by the Bush family for one ! ! !…..

One Bush relative was an executive in the air line insurance industry at the time of 9/11 and as soon as Bush promised to bail out the airlines he resigned
quietly ! ! !…..

Another Bush relative became a board member of a company doing business
with the Defense Department whose sales tripled and when bought out by another company this Bush relative received one million seven hundred thousand dollars ! ! !……

One Bush brother went to jail in the savings and loan collapse the other brother,
a former Florida governeor, excaped prosecution because his partner in crime
wanted by the Justice Department fled to South America ! ! !…..

Why doesn't the media keep bringing up these really serious and provable events, crimes and suspicions like they due interminably about the Clintons…

…anyone ? ? ?…..

Roland C. Woodaka

Hillary—-you blew a 20 point lead to Obama and ended up $ 20 million in debt. We hope you won't run the State Dept' like that. At least you'll be under Obama's thumb where he can watch your every move so you don't do the same stupid things like hiring your incompetent friends instead of real pros.

Till the last second, I'll be hoping our PE would change his mind about Hillary monster-clinton and pick Kerry or Hagel as SoS , but sometimes, you get to keep your ennemy closer so I am 100% behind our President-elect.

HRC is an intelligent woman and he will be a great Secretary of the State. His experience and well known family name will be a plus to carry PE Obama objectives around the world. So far, I'm very impressed with PE Obama choices.

You are going to need a good one! You Elected Obama (your weakness)… The team in Mumbai as far as my estimation, came from at least six different countries. They meet in any majory City, then pan the final stages of the Attack of their choice… You catch them you putr them on trial.. No evidence you let them go; then a Brand new team takes over…

President-Elect Obama: I trust your judgment. Senator Clinton: You're a team player, so I know you'll do well. Former President Clinton: Keep a low profile and please, please, please, just this one time, let your wife have the limelight – we don't need your histrionics!

the grasping Hillary will be a disaster…. Obama's first BIG MISTAKE.

She should have been the president. She has more knowledge in one finger than Obama has in his whole head.

Wow — what a great line-up. I'm thrilled that he's surrounding himself with the "best and the "brightest." It's just a shame we have to wait until January 20, 2009!

Fantastic!!! President Obama, you rock!!! God bless America !!!

Seriously, what a team! I'm sure people had their own picks they would have preferred…but no one can deny this is a team of heavyweights.

I am so disheartened by this choice for Secretary of State. President-Elect Obama should not have to make any concessions or conciliatory gestures toward Hillary Clinton. She comes with her own baggage and that of her husband.

Well, onward and upward. However, I hope this doesn't come back to bite him when she peels off like an onion skin to jockey for favor and position in a 2012 run for the presidency. I didn't vote for her in the primaries and I won't ever vote for her for anything. She's a pit viper and she won't be able to shield her true nature during her tenure in the Obama presidency.

Hillary deserves the position.She gave her ALL for the Democratic Party and Barack Obama. Thanks you Hillary and congratulations.

This is a good team – experienced, intelligent – good thing, too, with all the trouble brewing around the world. I think HRC will be an outstanding Secretary of State – all you doubters, just watch and see.

Janet Napolitano will be our first female president.

Looking forward to Monday to know who Obama's security team will be, it looks as if he has a good team so far from what we've seen.
All we need now is Jan 20th to come so he can get all his team working to get this country back on track again….I doubt all his choices will please a lot of people, but as long as they work for the country that's all I'm concerned about.
I do think the country will see a definite change once Obama has free rein to implement his plans…..will it be quick and easy, I don't think so but I am prepared to give him a chance and I hope those who didn't vote for him will do the same.

Hillary Clinton is by far the best of the best for Secretary of State.

I congratulate the President-Elect on his decision to retain Robert Gates as Defense Secretary and in doing so, for his acknowledgement that the Bush strategy in Iraq has been a success. It's taken awhile for Obama to admit that he was wrong about Iraq, but better late than never.

Wow!! now that looks like a great team to me, All of the criticizm will come i know but it looks like PE Obam knows exactly what he is doing, HRC will make a great SoS and the others are definitely a good choice. TY PE Obama for thoughtful insight and decisions already jan 20th cannot get here soon enough!!

If Senator Clinton wants to abandon her constituents in New York to join the administration then let her leave. It does not make any difference whether Hillary has been a senator from New York or not. She has been preaching the health care reform during her campaign but failed to reform the health care in the state of New York (her own backyard). Clinton overpromised but never delivered. Senator Clinton has obligations, commitments and responsibilities before her constituents. When you start doing something you finish it before starting something else. By accepting the position, Hillary was being selfish and put her personal career above the welfare and well-being of her constituents.

Bravo! A full-powered, balanced, intelligent, and strong team. That's MY President-Elect!

What a waste. I contributed money for her campaign. Driven miles to hear her. She lost the nomination, that is ok. I did not believe then that she would directly enter into Mr. Obama's trap & tricks. I feel both Clintons lost their self respect. I look farward to Sara Palin 2012.

God bless you President-Elect Obama, VP Biden and ALL Cabinet, Staff!

We are pleased with all that you are doing, and stand by ALL of your choices!

Keep up the great work; you're headed for greatness!

Our prayers will continue!

good move!

CHANGE! We can't believe in. Thanks Obama for putting the Clintoons back in the W.H. under your name of course.

obama's "A team " is in the making. I'm a canadian and I wish we had a man like him to lead our country.
Peter

Congratulations to Hilary on a well-deserved appointment!

She is a monster. Let the truth be told. And why is he considering her for ANYTHING??

Conpetence, Dynamism, experience and Result.
Wow koudous OBAMA. To the universal criticizers and the NAY sayers: just SHUT THE HELL UP.
You will see the light at the end of the tunnel when this country is back on the right track. Oh I forgot the will always search for something to criticize him on. Shame on you.

Go get em HRC.

Why are Democrats still attacking McCain/Palin? I read that Obama won the electoral votes! Maybe they should all concentrate on their "new Pres-elect" and forget about republican-bashing until 2011. You should not have to "watch his back" as you so often say. He has high-paid people to do that! McCain will probably not run again, unfortunately. Pleas leave this American Hero alone–although he would say–"that is why I fought for America–so Americans could have Free Speech" You Dems savaged Pres Bush for 8 long years–time for you to have a taste of your own medicine—Cheers and God Bless America.

I can truly applaud Obama and his team for moving the Americans forward out of the dark ages they have been subjected to with the current administration! All the eyes of the world are looking to meet with the new leader and erase the downfalls and separation that has come from the White House again and again throughout the world. It is time to reverse the backwards flow of time and look towards a new enlightened period for the hopes of ALL mankind. Come back to the table and shed the old "cowboy-you're either with us or against us" philosophy.

Let's hope Senator Clinton is better at international diplomacy than she was at diplomatic relations inside her primary election campaign.

Good luck Hillary. Nice picture of her CNN.

Well, at least Clinton and Obama will be on equal footing in the diplomatic arena. Neither has any experience and both are loaded with charisma (or something)…………………………

Why bother – the brilliance of CNN (again – sarcastically) has already made the decisions and has the people basically installed – according to Blitzer, et al.