Lawrence,
I have to grant the Hawkish point as far as lefties go. I suppose it could be worse. Could be the likes of Leahy or Frank.
Bryon,
As far as a woman in the middle east I don't have a problem with that. Thats they're problem. I supported Condoleeza (talk about a Hawk-I don't care what anybody says Condoleeza is my girl) in this, and I would support Hillary in this as well.
My problem with Hillary is that from a social program point of view (part of the DOS mandate as well) she ain't much to the right of Obama, which is still far to the left of 99% of the country. Though I expect and hope Obama centers himself up once in office. Its a question of how much.
Some had predicted that one of the ways Obama would 'offer an olive branch' to the Rght in order to fulfill his campaign promise of 'bringing us all together' would be to appoint moderates, or moderate conservatives to posts of importance. We are not seeing any evidence of it yet. Personally I don't expect it at all. If Obama were to do such a thing it would be unprecedented for him. Saying skroo you to the other side of the aisle is NOT bringing us together. Though I respect the skroo you approach I gotta say. I just cannot get behind all of this coombaya crapola. Its weak, naive, and phoney, and only makes for a wishy washy policy. A president must be a man or woman of conviction even if I do happen to disagree with them, like I did vehemently with Bush on Immigration. Say what you want, hate him if you will, Bush was a man of conviction. It remains to be seen if Obama can remain a man of conviction in the face of wide spread decent. THAT, is the test of a president. Not popularity. Popularity is the electorate being led around by the nose by the media.
What I was saying about a woman SoS was, I am not sure how effective she would be dealing with radicals, ie Iran, Syria or whoever else. I would have no problem with that but I would want someone in there, like Powell, that would be able to work better because of the "problem" with women that they tend to have. Being the only male in my house, 1 wife 3 daughters 1 female chihuahua and 1 female mouse, I know why women can be oppressed. They are a pain in the CANoli. LOL.
Not to mention Powell is a Repub. although he supported Obama. I think him as a person, has transcended party lines. He is also a great role model for the younger Americans: Black son of immigrant parents, grew up in Harlem, rose through the ranks of the Army to JC Chairman and NSA. Thats not too bad.