Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.

Obama’s advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton’s foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem.

Of course, in the early days of the Republic, Secretary of State was a launching pad for the presidency. Maybe Hillary is going old school.

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President-elect Obama has yet to release his medical records, his school records, and his birth certificate. Would John McCain have been able to get away with this secrecy? Absolutely not. And, don’t give me the excuse that McCain is old and has battled cancer and therefore knowing his current medical condition was more important. People can get sick at any age.

Is Obama afraid that his college report cards will not reveal a brilliant scholar? Bush, Kerry, Gore, and McCain have all shown recently that showing up on the Dean’s List is not necessary to make your case for leading the country. I don’t think that’s the issue.

Does Obama not want the world to know that he is flat-footed or that he is sleep apnea? Or, maybe he is embarrassed by his weight? Nope … don’t think so.

What would all of these official documents reveal about our future president that he doesn’t want us to know? I really don’t think it’s a lunatic fringe concern. And, it’s another example of how the media and voters had two years to vet this man but chose to give him a pass because he talked a good game about hope and change.

Some people take their sports way too seriously. Two people were shot dead following a LSU/Alabama game. A guy was so upset at the smack talk a neighbor was bringing about the Tigers’ losing effort that he shot the man and his wife! It is a game! Why should you passionately care one way or the other more than five minutes after the final seconds wind down? And, this is coming from a huge sports fan who has become quite accustomed to her teams coming up short.

My favorite sentence in the news article:

The investigator also said alcohol may have been a factor.

You think????

On this blog, the following items are fair game:

1. Obama’s policy goals and the negative impact I believe their enactment would have on our country

2. the men and women with whom Obama chooses to surround himself in his administration

3. the ridiculously high expectations that some supporters and advocates in the media have for Obama’s presidency

What is also fair game? The hypocrisy of Obama’s supporters who are angry that we aren’t all unified or that we are not giving our president-elect a chance. I don’t seem to recall much unity in 2004. Instead, I heard empty promises of moves to Canada and saw an effort to encourage Democrats to “Shop Blue” (or something like that) and support businesses that had contributed to Kerry. This time, it seems as if there are many people who are simply smitten with Obama and can’t comprehend that millions of Americans don’t share in this love. Many Obama supporters are so irritated everyone is not enamored with their chosen one that their rantings are still quite angry on this blog and others. You won! Be happy!

You may say, “But Bush had already been president for four years in 2004. We knew what he was about. That is why we were so upset.” True. But we also know what President Obama hopes to achieve in the Oval Office. From health care to education and foreign policy to taxes, I don’t like what Obama is proposing.

I don’t think President-elect Obama is an evil man. The left uses horrible words such as “fascist” and “Nazi” to describe President Bush. These labels are inaccurate, mean-spirited, and downright childish. You will never see such name-calling from me. If you find such an example, please let me know and I will apologize. From all I can tell, our president-elect appears to be a devoted family man who values his wife as a partner and adores his little girls. In this respect, he is wonderful role model. However, I simply think his policies are dangerous to the growth and greatness of our country. I will continue to rail against his ideas and the arguments made by his supporters. It is the political/economic/social philosophy followed by Obama and those who elected him that I dislike, not the man himself.

I hereby pledge on this day — November 10, 2008 — that I will write a happy blog post every time President-elect Obama does something as our leader with which I agree. Now, with his selection of Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff, his aloof demeanor at his first press conference, and his hesitancy concerning the missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, he is not making me at all concerned that my typing fingers will tire commending his decisions and actions. But, I will be pleasantly surprised if good things happen and I won’t hesitate to say so. There you go … my step towards unity.

This blog (and dangerously, I am speaking for Sarah on this, too) is dedicated to a conservative philosophy. We advocate what we believe to be the real interpretation of the Constitution, and what policies best serve the most people.  The only times either of us have become personal on this site have been in response to an individual who has declared themselves worthy of personal repudiation. As in, if you’re a jerk, I’m going to call you a jerk. But that is rare.

In a bygone age, we were told that disagreeing with the president was a noble act, the epitome of patriotism in our Republic.  Logically, I would presume this applies as well to disagreeing with the president-elect. My dissent, as patriotic as the Left’s over Iraq, is based only on policies that Barack Obama has said he intends to implement. I am not speculating as to what he wants to do, nor am I misinterpreting his words.

It is not a Democrat versus Republican posture - I have said nary a negative word about Tennessee’s Democrat governor, Phil Bredesen. Others in my party have, but since I have been generally happy with the way he has run the state, I have little to say. The same goes for Nashville’s congressman, Jim Cooper. I wish he was more conservative, but he is a good, informed and responsive representative.

To those who claim that Barack Obama has not had a chance, and that it is unfair to criticize his intentions, I must ask you why we have debate and an election season. The only thing that has changed since Tuesday is that we know Obama’s proposals are on their way to being implemented. Rolling over in the face of policies one believes to be detrimental to the country’s well-being would be civic malpractice.

Besides, Obama has a record. He served in the Illinois State Senate for eight years (even though we heard hardly a thing during the campaign about his record there), and he was deemed by nonpartisan watchdog groups as the most liberal member of the United States Senate since he arrived there in January of 2005. So, there are things we know.  I hardly need to wait for the effects of higher taxes and a rapid retreat from Iraq to know that both would be disastrous for our country’s future.

Of course, if Barack Obama pursues a more right leaning approach to governing, you will hear not a word from me. But I am a betting man, and I am not betting on that.

But Obama deserved tougher scrutiny than he got, especially of his undergraduate years, his start in Chicago and his relationship with Antoin “Tony” Rezko, who was convicted this year of influence-peddling in Chicago. The Post did nothing on Obama’s acknowledged drug use as a teenager.

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One gaping hole in coverage involved Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate. When Gov. Sarah Palin was nominated for vice president, reporters were booking the next flight to Alaska. Some readers thought The Post went over Palin with a fine-tooth comb and neglected Biden. They are right; it was a serious omission.

The story by Deborah Howell dissects the numbers as well - positive stories on each candidate, color photos, issue pieces, and the like, all favored Obama. To their credit, The Post has admitted they were derelict, but it is a little late - the damage is done.

Obama says in his first post-election press conference that he’s spoken to all the former presidents — Carter, Bush, Clinton, as well as the current Bush — and, looser than he’s been in months, dares a joke at the expense of the widow of the most recently deceased.

“I have spoken to all of them who are living,” he says. “I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances,” he says.

Ah, gracious in victory!

UPDATE The apology

Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said the president-elect later called Mrs. Reagan “to apologize for the careless and offhanded remark.” She said Obama “expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share, and they had a warm conversation.”

It actually wasn’t Nancy Reagan who was linked to conversations with the dead; it was Obama’s top Democratic challenger for the presidency, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.

In either case, use of the word “seance” might be overstated.

Well, now we know. Let’s toast to “Hope”, delivered to you complete with a United States of America government watermark.

Come January 20, 2009, every citizen of every nation is going to love America! I think that is so awesome! I don’t have to be embarrassed to be a nasty American anymore. Osama bin Laden is going to walk out of his cave with a shrug and a smirk. The nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea will be dismantled and flower gardens will be built in their place. The terrorists will go back to just being moms and dads and maybe open up some ice cream shops. We will give up on this silly notion that the United States is the greatest country on earth due to its freedom, opportunity, and hard-working people so that other countries don’t feel bad about themselves.

All of those morons who live in rural areas and always vote against their economic interests will finally understand that government programs are really what they need. What a relief! Why should they have to strain their simple minds over issues of personal finance and how to raise their families?? Come on … they barely have enough brain cells to memorize all those Scripture verses or hang a flag the right side up. I’m glad that you are going to convince them that you need to take care of everything. It’s been so painful to watch them struggle through life with such a lack of common sense.

When I was railing against all of your proposed spending (such as free college, universal health care … well, almost … right, Hillary?, tax credits, assistance for home owners who made the decision to buy a bigger home than they could afford, free day care), I was so naive! I thought to myself, “How is he possibly going to pay for all of these programs? If Americans just get all of these things handed to them, what happens to the motivation to work hard, compete, and make smart choices? Won’t these programs just further bloat the federal government? Won’t he necessarily have to raise taxes with people like me getting nothing in return” But, I was so wrong!!! I didn’t realize that every American who benefits from an Obama entitlement program will be so inspired by the kindness of the federal government that he will be compelled to give back to his country through AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, cleaning up the shoulders along our nation’s interstates, or serving as crossing guards at a local elementary school. So inspiring! A nation filled with a volunteer spirit that can only occur when coaxed by the federal government. To see millions of Americans giving back to their country because YOU told them to … that will be amazing to see. When should that start happening? February, maybe March, of 2009? I will be watching with hope and a heart ready for change.

In closing, President-Elect Obama, I have been so wrong about you. I am embarrassed. I’m glad that I FINALLY took the time to inhale your power and get filled with your magic. I am ready for Inauguration Day! There will be no more homelessness, no more war, no more animosity between the races, no more consequences for poor life choices, no more poverty, no more silly retirement accounts (I trust you will make better decisions with that money)! Oh, magic day. You cannot get here fast enough.

Your devoted convert,
Sarah

P. S. — Did you catch Charlie Rose talking with Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas from Newsweek about you on PBS yesterday? They called you “manipulative” and “creepy”! How dare they!!! The members of the media worked harder than anyone to get you elected and now they are already showing signs of buyer’s remorse?? I, for one, will be writing a letter. Don’t let them get you down!!

Tuesday night, Barack Obama spoke to a waiting country and a wondering world. Found in his words are a myriad reasons to reject what he stands for. The election is over and Obama is President.  Some say the healing must now begin and we must unite behind Barack. Obama himself appealed “…to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn — I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.”

Of course he needs our help. He needs our money. About a trillion of it.

Obama’s words are empty. His promise is hollow. His dreams are nightmares. To be my President, he must deny everything he confesses to believe in. He must repudiate his stated policies. He must realize the paradise he seeks is found in the principles and promises of others. As the President, he may invoke the imagery of Lincoln, King and Kennedy but his appeal to their memory defiles their legacy.

Go read the rest.  Remember, there are 56 million Americans who feel this way. Barack Obama only got 2 million more votes than George W. Bush did in 2004.  If he wants us to “heal”, then he needs to come to us. We are not the ones obliged to come to him.

My husband does research at Georgia Tech (Computer Science) and he came home today and told me that Good Morning America called and wants to do some BS story about how the world is going to be SOOO much better with Obama so they wanted to feature some of the research that he’s been working on….FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.  OBVIOUSLY Obama has everything to do with the research he’s been working on since 2001????

Why does everyone think this man is the Messiah???

Excellent question, and yet, we will know that answer about the same time we discover the Ark of the Covenant.