President-elect Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton.
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NEW YORK, NY -- Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t
certain she would accept the Secretary of State post even if Barack Obama
offers it to her, several people close to the former first lady say.
Press
reports that portray Clinton as willing to
accept the job – once the Obama transition team vets Bill Clinton’s
philanthropic and business ventures – are inaccurate, one Clinton insider told Politico.
“A
lot of the speculation and reporting is out ahead of the facts here,” said the
person, who requested anonymity. “She is still weighing this, independent of
President Clinton's work.”
Clinton, the person said, remains deeply
“torn” between the possibility of serving in Obama’s cabinet and remaining in
the Senate to “help pass health care and work on a broad range of domestic
issues.”
That
comment jibes with what others close to Clinton
have been saying since the Secretary of State chatter began last week: that Clinton is conflicted and the deal far from done, despite
screaming headlines in outlets including the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper claiming
the offer was made and accepted.
Most
of the speculation about Clinton’s
frame of mind in the last few days has been off-base, sources say, because she’s
played her cards close to the vest, consulting only her husband and two or
three kitchen cabinet advisers.
“We’ve
gotten rid of all the other idiots,” joked one Clinton
confidant, a reference to the Clinton
campaign’s propensity for leaks.
The
Clinton camp’s effort to downplay her interest
in the post might simply reflect her need to create an alternative storyline if
the deal falls apart for other reasons, including the possibility that
insurmountable problems arise during the vetting process, Democrats not
connected with Clinton
cautioned.
Another
possible motivation: Pushing back against the perception that she’s at the
mercy of Obama’s team.
“Everybody
wants to be perceived as being in the driver’s seat,” said a top Democratic
official. “She’s no different.”
Obama
isn’t likely to make a formal offer of the post to Clinton unless he’s given assurances that
Bill Clinton’s global charitable foundation won’t create future conflicts of
interest with foreign governments.
The
Clinton Foundation has earned praise for its efforts to eradicate AIDS, malaria
and poverty in Africa. But it could prove
problematic if the former president continues to arrange donations from foreign
countries at the same time that his wife serves as secretary of state.
Obama’s
vetting team expressed similar concerns about Bill Clinton’s overseas
fundraising when Hillary Clinton was briefly considered for the
vice-presidency.
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