The Hillary Convergence. Concerning the Hillary for Secretary of State buzz, Josh Marshall claims that he doesn't "have an answer on why either party would want this appointment." Give me a break. The Secretary of State is going to be a central player in an Obama administration that's going to be trying to realign itself in a cooperative posture with the rest of the world. There's the full boil issues of Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Darfur, and North Korea and a wide range of just under the surface issues like China, India, and the global financial crisis. Hillary hasn't been that much involved with the Senate and the next four to eight years will be a great time to be a Secretary of State. Why wouldn't she want it.

More importantly, Hillary Clinton has demonstrated a lot of the kind of character that Barack Obama would want to see in a top administrative slot. As much as anything, Hillary Clinton was probably stunned by her defeat at Obama's hands during the primaries. But she swallowed her pride, did what the Obama people asked of her, and did it very well. Hillary's convention speech was by far the best speech I've ever heard her give. That shows a lot to me. I'm sure it also shows a lot to Barack Obama and has much to do with the fact that her name's out there for Secretary of State.