Outside the Heat of the Campaign . . .

Would you have expected anything less than our Greatest Smartest deceptive Leader?!

Rick -- excellent blog item, however, given the pass our President-Elect was handed by the media during the campaign, the questions asked by Peter Baker seem like "too little, too late." Otherwise, President-Elect Obama will have to question the strength of his candidacy and historic victory in light of the "wonder-of-it-all" media approach to this year's elections. To use a well-worn cliche, I guess the BO-media honeymoon is about to be over.

Good answer Mr. president elect!

Saw this exchange...if he can forgive her racial/terroist slurs...the people must suspend the belief that he told the truth then and is hedging now!!

She needed a place --should have been HHS but she wanted a highprofile...She will have diffused power and be allowed to sink on her own! Jones and Gates and Rice have his ear...

Very shrewd of Obama to put those on the team that have experience to clintons detrimint!

This "Team of Rivals" story is getting tiresome. The MSM picked up the Obama quote from 60 Minutes and turned it into a 60 day infomercial for D.K. Goodwin's book. Does anyone really think the concept will work in the age of 24 hour cable news and the blogosphere? Had he been around, O'Reily would have had Sec. Seward on trashing Lincoln shortly after the inauguration. Much like Klein's lame attempt at cross-examination today.

I think the American people understand campaign rhetoric...they realize that to win, one must point out negatives of opponent even though they have great strengths, also. Hillary will make a fabulous secretary of state. She has demonstrated over and over again her ability to communicate, she has great political savvy, and she comes equipped with the stature to be welcomed into any country. Not only is Hillary qualified for secretary of state, she would have made a superb president.

Wellllllll!!! You democrats and liberals got your "messiah"!! Now that he has given you the "change", you have to ask yourself---do you spit or swallow? I hope you enjoy the next 4 years of change with your knee pads and
ear-holders. Sanyaman

Can we please just send the republicans into the soap factories now? Ive waited so long and the GOP promised me that Obama would be Hitler.

Hillary is back. Obama is an excelent precident!! Thanks God...

docb Jones is best buds with McCain who is good friends with Clinton. Gates works for Bush. I think it's pretty obvious that Obama is sincere when he says he wanted people on board with a similar broad vision , who have perhaps differing opinions and aren't afraid to voice them and yet understand the buck stops with him. I think your spin on the situation is remiss. Obviously Obama saw nothing racist nor terrorist in the words Clinton ever spoke during the primaries - so let it go. It's all politics and Clinton and Obama are just two politicians and everything that evolved over the primaries between them was just part of the game.

Hillary and Obama do not differ one whit on the values and issues. They had a sharp disagreement during the campaign about who would best be able to head up that change. That has been settled. Now these two allies are partnering up to get America back on track again. We are lucky to have them both at this critical moment in our nation's history. And Obama has shown something extraordinary here, depth and strength of character, to not let ego get in the way of bringing the best person in to be Sec. of State. Bravo!!!

I think the Media should quit trying to create drama and let this team that Obama has put together do their work!

No one can go back and change a bad beginning. But anyone can start now and create a successful ending.

This is what the Pres. elect Obama is doing right now.

let's move forward.
Interesting how the media has treated Repubs with kid gloves & Dems get boxing gloves.
Enough is enough. Media - start covering important topics, homeless, poverty, environment, etc.
If you feel the need to push for a "story" follow up on Palin....you remember her? She has some interesting past, present and hopefully no future.
Leave Obama be.

I didn't think Peter Baker's questioning revealed anything interesting.

Yes, Clinton tried to marginalize Obama's experience.

Yes, Obama tried to marginalize Clinton's experience.

So what? If you feel, as I do, that these two individuals have tremondous talent and love for this country then things are good.

On the other hand, you believe the... garbage that the McCain/Puma people were trying to sell, your vote counted as much as anyone else.

Try to respect the decision made by a majority of American voters, who choose to elect Obama.

Bravo President-Elect Obama and I am glad to see most of the bloggers being supportive. These have been very good selections for the new cabinet. I couldn't help reading and re-reading this article though. It made me chuckle at the way the reporter was trying to get a rise out of Obama and he just laughed at him. It was a Master Card "priceless" moment.

DID YOU READ MY SIGN? OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT(ELECT). NOW BOW TO ME ALL YOU STUPID CRACKERS THAT VOTED FOR MEEEEEE!!!!! I AM THE ONE!!!

It would appear that some in the press will only be happy when Obama and Clinton meet at dawn with pistols or is it Obama and McCain or Palin and McCain.......what ever, as long as they can draw blood from someone.

"PALIN IS THE WHITE DEVIL."
REPEAT AFTER ME YOU CRACKERS!!!..."PALIN IS THE WHITE DEVIL!!!"

THE ONE

osama, why don't you take your juvenile antics somewhere else, the grown ups would like this time to ourselves.