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http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/nm-gov-bill-richardson-to-replace-hillary-clinton-at-state-dept
Numerous sources are pointing toward New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as possibly replacing Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State in 2011. Governor Richardson will be ending his term as Governor on December 31st after eight years in office and has just returned from North Korea after working in an “unofficial” capacity to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Richardson recently stated that he would like a position in the Obama administration after he leaves office. This is not an unreasonable request in that he had been previously nominated by President Obama to be commerce secretary in 2009. However, Richardson had to withdraw his nomination because he was under investigation for alleged “pay to play” activities as Governor. He was cleared of any wrongdoing in August of 2009.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has been Secretary of State under President Obama since he took office. Her high profile role has been diminishing since just before the November elections, as evidenced by the fact that she has not been in the forefront of media coverage of involvement in several high level international issues. Of particular note are the recent revelations by Wikileaks of unflattering comments in State Department records and communications that many say has caused a major blow to international relations.

To add to the fire, Secretary Clinton has recently stated she would not be seeking elected office in the future and will be looking to spend more time as an advocate for women. In addition to this, it appears from recent interviews that the high stress job of Secretary of State has required her to travel extensively, which has kept her from spending time with her family.

Considering her that her husband, Bill Clinton, had open-heart surgery in 2004 for heart disease and a hospitalization in February of 2010 to have heart stints installed along with the marriage of her daughter Chelsea, Secretary Clinton’s resignation to spend more time with her family is logical.

Or else she's running for President.

Finally, Obama advisor David Axelrod said yesterday that there would be “significant changes” announced in the Obama Whitehouse after the President returns from his vacation in Hawaii. Axelrod went on to say, "This is a bubble. It's been an intense couple of years, and there's an advantage to bringing in folks who have a fresh set of senses -- smell, touch and feel -- about what's going on out there.”

To add to this speculation, President Obama was seen with a copy of "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime," a biography by Lou Cannon, a former Washington Post reporter. The book is regarded as the best book on President Reagan in print and is touted by many as a must have book if one wants to learn anything about President Reagan. Given the President’s sudden shift toward working with conservatives and his extensive meetings with Bill Clinton, it leads one to speculate that President Obama may be seeking advice on how to remake his administration as he looks toward the next two years.

Whether or not these significant changes will translate into new faces in Cabinet positions or other administration officials outside the West Wing, remains to be seen. However, if Secretary Clinton is going to make her exit, now is the time to go. She certainly has a reasonable reason for leaving and her departure would not disappoint those who were upset about the things revealed in the Wikileaks documents. Likewise, the natural replacement who could step into her role without missing a beat would be Governor Bill Richardson.

Judas is not fit to fill Hillary's shoes. I don't like the tone of this article, but if Hillary really does leave in 2011, we know what it really means.

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The thought of Richardson as SOS is as appalling to me as Kerry in that position.  Either one of them would give away the "store" to continue the One's so-called historic achievements.

Obama better watch his back if he does put Richardson in that role.

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Richardson looked Bill Clinton straight in the eye and lied to him. He'll do the same to Obama. And how can world leaders trust him?

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Ugh, I've been hearing this rumor, but it's still unsubstantiated as far as I know. My problem isn't with Hillary leaving, although I'd much rather see her challenge O in 2012 than be the VP nominee (they'd lose), it's the thought of that back-stabber Richardson being SOS - he's awful in any job.

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These rumors seem to be coming from the Richardson camp. It may be wishful thinking on his part. If it's true, he would have to get confirmed by the Senate which could be tough given all the Repubs.

As for Hillary quitting SOS to be veep, the timing makes no sense. Obama's not going to dump Biden now. If he does it at all, I would expect it to happen after the GOP has a nominee for 2012. That's over a year down the road. So why would Hillary step down now? Unless...

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