An interesting question if Hillary becomes SoS. Who does she bring along?

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For some of us, the question concerning Hillary as SoS is largely what message and how she would affect Obama's foreign policy. The main question is probably who she brings alone (except Bill, of course) with her if she comes.

Two names come to mind: James Rubin and Michael O'Hanlon (the one who thought the surge had worked so well a few months ago), and how less hawkish Obama advisors (like Samantha Powells) are included in the equation.

Whatever you think of Hillary at state, this is a fascinating question (and one that I am sure Obama and his transition team have weighted), and I am curious to see the results.

TPM and Ackerman have an interesting take about that.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/would_hillary_bring_her_foreig.php

Here's another thing that's got some people worried about Secretary of State Hillary: Would she bring her old-guard foreign policy adviser types with her to the State Department, a cadre who are in some ways out of step with the more progressive crew that steered the foreign policy of the Obama campaign?
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If Hillary does do this, it seems likely that this will discomfit Obama's foreign policy confidants -- some of whom opposed the Iraq War and argue for a clean break from the Dem establishment foreign policy mindset that's held sway for so long. The question would also be whether Obama advisers would find a comfortable home there and how much of a role they could carve out in crafting America's new global posture.
Among the Hillary people you can imagine going with her to the State Department are old-guard types such as Richard Holbrooke, Jamie Rubin, and Michael O'Hanlon. While some of Obama's foreign policy advisers had served under Bill Clinton, Obama had plenty of fresher faces, such as Samantha Power, who during the campaign strongly condemned the Hillary "conventional wisdom" foreign policy mindset that might dominate should she be elected president.

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http://washingtonindependent.com/19654/clintons-team-at-state
(Read it and decide by yourself. The article is complicated, and selecting 4 paragraphs would only bias the article one way or the other.

With Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) almost certain to become President-elect Barack Obama’s secretary of state, some foreign-policy experts in the Obama orbit are expressing frustration.

Clinton herself isn’t so much the problem, they say. It’s the loyalists and traditional thinkers Clinton is likely to bring into the State Dept. if she becomes secretary.
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