A new senator for New York?

There has been much speculation by myself and others as to why Hillary Clinton, who so strongly attacked Barack Obama during the primaries would just lay down and and die on command from the party bosses. Well, it seems that Secretary of State is better than Senator...

From Fox News:

CHICAGO -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the candidates that President-elect Barack Obama is considering for secretary of state, (Well, this is good for her, considering Obama never even considered her for VP) according to two Democratic officials in close contact with the Obama transition team.

Clinton, the former first lady who pushed Obama hard for the Democratic presidential nomination, was rumored to be a contender for the job last week, but the talk died down as party activists questioned whether she was best-suited to be the top U.S. diplomat in an Obama administration.

The talk resumed in Washington and elsewhere Thursday, a day after Obama named several former aides to President Bill Clinton to help run his transition effort.

The two Democratic officials who spoke Thursday did so on the condition of anonymity to avoid angering Obama and his staff. Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines referred questions to the Obama transition team, which said it had no comment.

Other people frequently mentioned for the State Department job are Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican; Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, and New Mexico's Democratic governor, Bill Richardson, who is Hispanic.

Hillary gone from the Senate would be a great thing, so I don't necessarily think this will happen. But Hillary has to get something for her loyalty, the question remains what that will be.