Hillary stands behind Obama (in the literal sense)

Posted By P.J. Aroon Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 1:27 AM Share

Here's a photo of Secretary Clinton standing behind President Obama at this morning's announcement about Afghanistan and Pakistan.

What do you think Hillary's thinking?

Hillary Clinton stands behind Obama, March 27, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Afghanistan and Pakistan as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates look on behind him in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 27 in Washington. Obama announced a new strategy consisting of increasing troops in Afghanistan while boosting aid in Pakistan with the hopes of weakening al Qaeda.

Here's a close-up photo:

Hillary Clinton with James Jones, March 27, 2009

Clinton and National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones listen to Obama make a statement on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House in Washington on March 27.

Photos, top to bottom: Mark Wilson/Getty Images, NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

EXPLORE:AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN
 

MODERATEWINGER

3:03 AM ET

March 28, 2009

What is Hillary thinking?

I should be standing there, and not Obama.

 

CAROLYN-RODHAM

10:20 PM ET

March 28, 2009

What is Hillary thinking?

"I wonder what all those superdelegates are thinking now?"

 

CAROLYN-RODHAM

10:24 PM ET

March 28, 2009

What is Hillary thinking? (take 2)

"Wonder if he has seen that new poll showing me with a 71 percent approval rating, besting his 64 percent?"

 

ANNE

12:20 AM ET

March 30, 2009

lol.

lol.

 

THOMAS4CLINTON

11:54 PM ET

March 28, 2009

Go back to Jay Leno and the

Go back to Jay Leno and the basketball games, we've got serious business to take care of here.

 

ANNE

12:20 AM ET

March 30, 2009

"Shouldn't this guy be on a

"Shouldn't this guy be on a talk show insulting the disabled somewhere?"

 

NYCGIRL

2:12 AM ET

March 30, 2009

Game-set-match

"If I move in a little closer, I could reach him with a high backhand to the far right corner ..."

(whooosh ... SWAT!)

 

STACYX

2:52 AM ET

March 30, 2009

Huffington Post has some good

Huffington Post has some good pics (one of which is now my desktop wallpaper) of Hillary's fashion "look" over the years. Contrary to what some of the people were saying over there in the comment section, I personally think she's more gorgeous now, as she's gotten older.

 

CAROLYN-RODHAM

1:04 PM ET

March 30, 2009

Agreed. Self-assurance has

Agreed. Self-assurance has something to do with that, I think.

 

NYCGIRL

7:56 PM ET

March 30, 2009

Yes, Hillary is

Yes, Hillary is self-confident, and that is attractive. She is also mature -- as opposed to juvenile like Junior (you know who I am talking about) -- and the combination of maturity and self-confidence have made her even more charismatic as she has gotten older.

So, the next logical question is: If she is getting better as she gets older, what will she be like in 2012 or 2016?? ;-)

 

STILL4HILL

6:23 PM ET

March 30, 2009

She just continues blooming

I have a rosebush like Hillary. It blooms from early spring through Thanksgiving. Every generation of roses gets prettier. The colors change from one blooming to another.

There is something deeper in her now that she has campaigned for herself a few times and been up in the Senate. She has personally reached out to all of us, and I think that has something to do with it.

You can be beautiful and confident at one level when you are young and have the love of one person. But I think the kind of vulnerability she subjected herself to over the past two years and the overwhelming response she got from us brought her to some new level. It brought a lot of raw passion out of her (and us), and it absolutely shows on her. She always glowed from within, but now there's a fire there. She's exquisite.

 

IKANT

11:25 PM ET

March 30, 2009

"She's exquisite" I agree

"She's exquisite" I agree with you,no better word to describe her.

You're an expert in this kind of insights!

 

CATHERINE

11:03 PM ET

March 30, 2009

"I still can't believe the

"I still can't believe the superdelegates robbed me of the nomination to give it to Urkel!"

 

CAROLYN-RODHAM

11:26 PM ET

March 30, 2009

What Hillary was thinking - take 3

"Wonder if anyone saw that article in the Philadelphia Bulletin? Just asking...."

"A lawyer involved with legal action against Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) told a House Judiciary subcommittee on March 19 The New York Times had killed a story in October that would have shown a close link between ACORN, Project Vote and the Obama campaign because it would have been a 'game changer'.”

www.thebulletin.us/articles/2009/03/30

 

ALLIMOM RODHAM

4:01 AM ET

March 31, 2009

Whatever it was, I think Gen Jones concurred -

maybe something like, "uh-oh, there he goes again..."

 

INTLPHIL

4:51 AM ET

April 1, 2009

What Hillary's thinking. . .

She's thinking, "This is going to be a tough process. Even if we do everything right, new challenges can still emerge. We've worked with our best and our brightest, but there are no guarantees." She's thinking that she's glad to be there as part of the team, to be taking a leading role in solving big problems. And she's thinking that it's good to have smart people looking without blinders at a situation that has not been managed effectively to this point.

As for me, I'm wondering if this blog will become a little less of an afterthought with pictures and a little more interesting. I'm looking for information and a unique perspective, not a writing assignment.

 

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