How long will Obama-Clinton love last?

Among the things New York Daily News columnist Michael Goodwin sees in his crystal ball: The first stories on friction within the Obama Cabinet appearing within six months. “The next president has fallen in love with the Abraham Lincoln concept of a cabinet full of rivals, but Abe never faced Bill and Hillary Clinton,” Goodwin writes. In addition: “With the GOP demoralized and divided, Obama’s biggest battles will be with liberal Dems.” And Obama’s first big foreign policy test will come from Pakistan or Iran. Then again, Goodwin says, “I’m the one who predicted it would be Hillary vs. Rudy for the White House in 2008.”

10 Comments

  1. JWink
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 6:12 am | Permalink

    How much do the Kansas Jayhawks love the Missouri Tigers? How much do the Sunnis love the Shiites?

    How much will Obama appreciate Hillary as Secretary of State?

  2. Mary_Caruso
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 6:58 am | Permalink

    I’m tired of all the predicted doom and gloom regarding Obama. I’m sure he can handle whatever conflicts arise within his own administration, that’s samll potatoes compared to how he handles the Middle East and whether or not he can facilitate economic recovery.

  3. Cynical
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 7:20 am | Permalink

    Right up until her first attempt to Vince Foster him

  4. JMWalker
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 8:30 am | Permalink

    Until Bill finds out:-)

  5. mom
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 12:58 pm | Permalink

    I think Obama has the self confidence in that he can handle anything the Clintons (Bill or Hillary) might throw his way. One of the strengths I have noticed in Obama is his ability to stay calm and not fly off the handle.

    I think Obama picked Hillary because she is well known and generally respected around the globe. And I think Hillary might just prove to be the best choice for Secretary of State because I think she really does want to do what is best for our country.

    Perhaps we are not used to seeing two politicians actually work together instead of constantly bickering to one-up each other?

  6. Jed
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 1:51 pm | Permalink

    I might point out that Mr. Obama chose her, and we elected him on the basis that we trust him to know what he’s doing!

  7. george
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 2:41 pm | Permalink

    Who Cares?

  8. brian_nuevo
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    “JMWalker
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 8:30 am | Permalink
    Until Bill finds out:-)”

    Oh, I bet Bill is cool with it, lol

  9. RoaCH
    Posted January 2, 2009 at 7:06 pm | Permalink

    Here’s a better bet:

    How long until Bill gets caught with someone else’s blue dress stained?

  10. dadman
    Posted January 5, 2009 at 12:19 pm | Permalink

    “I’m tired of all the predicted doom and gloom regarding Obama” —

    poor baby, better get used to it — WHAT ! ! ! — Democrats can dish it out but they sure can’t take it — I’ll rest my case