Countdown Thursday: Secretary Clinton?
Posted: Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:52 PM by Countdown
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Clinton for State:
As the bailout springs a leak and Governor Palin springs eternal, breaking news tonight. Our own Andrea Mitchell quoting two Obama advisors with what would be hands down the biggest leak of the transition or the campaign. That Obama's rival in the unprecedented battle for the Democratic nomination, Senator Hillary Clinton, is under consideration to become Secretary of State in the Obama Administration.
Balance of Power:
The prediction from a Republican pollster that Mark Begich will win Alaska and the possibility that the Georgia Senate race will be Obama versus McCain, the sequel.ODDBALL: A special comment compilation courtesy 23/6.com
What do we do now?:
It was just six weeks ago that Congress green-lighted that $700 billion bailout of nation's failing financial firms. And now, six weeks later, Washington is trying to figure out what went wrong. Part B of that question posed today on Capitol Hill, as we will pose it to the President-elect each night until the inauguration - what do we do now? Maybe it was simply announcing to a city full of lobbyists that $700 billion was available for the taking. Or, that there were not enough strings attached to the handouts. Or, that no one was in charge. 
Worst Person in the World: Steve Doocy, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota battle it out for top honors.
Jeepers Veepers: Here in the United States, Darth Vader must ultimately relinquish his power. And so it begins. With Vice President Dick Cheney meeting with his successor, the Vice President-elect, Joe Biden. And if Cheney is Darth, does that mean Biden is Obi Wan?
