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Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Trust Obama on Clinton

If he picks her as secretary of state, she's the right choice.

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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:19 AM

    @ klytus

    Well, there's trust and there's trust.

    I just mean I trust the man's judgment and powers of deliberation and therefore extend him the benefit of the doubt.

    I also trust him to own up to mistakes and make course corrections, so for example if this Clinton thing didn't work out, I don't see him pretending otherwise and avoiding taking action simply to save face.

    So yes, I do trust him as far as governing goes. He has earned that trust (with me) and could well lose it again, time will tell.

    For now, though, I honestly don't have any serious doubts about his competence in assembling the team he feels will best serve his agenda.

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