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A huge mistake -- his presidency is already on the wrong track before he assumes office. - Sean McBride

Fire them! - david beckwith

I think this may be a case of "keep your friends close but keep your [potential] enemies closer." I think he should have tapped her for health care as that was something she was passionate about and something they had more closely-aligned views on - I hope this doesn't come back to bite Obama. - Abby Martin

"By appointing Mrs Clinton, some aides fear the new president will also water down his commitment to withdraw quickly from Iraq, to talk to leaders of rogue states and to get tough with Pakistan, all policies Mrs Clinton has spoken out against." - Sean McBride

I disagree. I saw Hillary speak at Microsoft and she was brilliant. I think we are underestimating her. - Robert Scoble

Give the woman a chance. This is like Limbaugh's "Obama Recession" meme. - Phil Boiarski

Don't underestimate her ability to promote an agenda that is entirely at odds with Obama's campaign promises last spring. She's already put the scenario of "totally obliterating" Iran on the table. That is why the hawkish DLC faction in the Democratic Party lobbied to place her in charge of the State Department (and Rahm Emanuel in the chief of staff slot). - Sean McBride

I think she is going to be a team player because it will be in her best interest to do so. The clout and respect she brings to the job will serve our country well with the issues that face us around the world. In fact I think the Clinton legacy is enhanced with a successful Obama presidency. If she fails and causes problems in the administration it will only hurt the their legacy. - Derek Forrest

It is too early to say, of course, but I am reminded of Roosevelt's "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Perhaps Obama will speak softly, and will use Rahm Emanuel and Hillary Clinton as Big Sticks :-D - Karim

The exact title of this article: "Barack Obama's aides believe he has made a mistake in hiring Hillary Clinton" They aren't speculating about the situation from a distance. - Sean McBride

It'll be interesting to see how she juggles SoS and running a Presidential election campaign against her boss... - Mark VandenBerg

Clinton isn't going to run in '12. That's not how things are done. Unless the incumbent president makes it clear he's not running again (has that ever happened?), the party doesn't field a new candidate. Clinton can only run in '16. - Anika Malone

Mid level Staffers ( during the campaign) let down because they will be further and further from the inner circle the closer and closer it gets to inauguration, slink off to coffee and start bemoaning their loss of self importance to an eager press by blasting the boss. Now there's a story. - David HC Soul

Obama is sitting on the brink of an economic disaster that will make 'stagflation' and 'gas lines' of the 1970s look tame by comparison. And back in 1980, Teddy Kennedy ran against a sitting President of his own party, losing, but setting forth a precedent I'm sure Hillary would follow if in 4 years things are worse. I think this is keep her under your wing so she doesn't try to fly on her own. - Andrew Leyden

It seems entirely plausible to me that this was Clinton's request and reward for finishing her primary campaign when she did, which, although it was rather late in the season, she could have continued contesting. It may be that Obama feels he can afford to give her this post-- that he believes she'll stay in line. As far as her credentials go, she's perfectly capable, as far as being a politician goes, though I personally disagree strongly with her center-right positions (not that Obama isn't right behind). - Sean O'Hanley

Sean, I do think that it is early to already name what she has not yet done. But the fact that there were and perhaps will be some critical differences in their policy conduct, especially in matters of foreign policy, remains a fact. Let's hope that results stemming from their decisions would at least not oppose to what Obama promised in his election campaign, - Hayk

That two aides think he made a wrong choice is still not enough to make a general conclusion considering that these were his aides in election campaign, not necessarily foreign policy experts and strategists. But admittedly, there might arise financial conflicts of interest if/when Clinton undertakes smth using their foundation to conduct government related activity. - Hayk

I think the press, especially British press, often love to make conflict & drama out of everything. I also question the assumption that Hillary Clinton is always motivated only in a self serving way. I feel more inclined to give her and Obama the benefit of the doubt here. There are also positives about her being Secretary of State, It irks me that strong, capable women are still often judged as being power hungry, manipulative and other negative stereotypes that are not held in the same way against men. - Cathryn Hrudicka

Hillary should have been given another portfolio instead of State Dept. - imran

Cool share, thanks! (have you seen Nutshell - similar idea (Orli told me about it here on FF)... creating my Fuser account now...thanks!! :) - Susan Beebe

Last time that I used Fuser it was extremely slow (and without Twitter support) Maybe I should give them a second try. - Orli Yakuel

Hi Orli! I'd like your feedback on Fuser - Susan Beebe

what's this nutshell one? - Zee.

This sound great if itworks the homepage looks great - Richard via twhirl

Susan, here's my review (6 Ways to Stay in Touch with ALL your Friends!) http://blog.go2web20.net/2008/... - Orli Yakuel

Orli, thanks that was fast - awesome...reading now! Great post! Thanks for showing those cool screenshots - that Fuser Leaderboard feature is hawt! - Susan Beebe

Zee - here's the link to Nutshell email aggregator service - http://nutshellmail.com/ - Susan Beebe

I like Fuser, glad they came and showed it to me. - Robert Scoble

Cheers Susan...shame they have a rubbish site though eh Robert? - Zee.

Looks neat, but it's unfortunate that we have yet another service that immediately asks you to trust them with all the passwords for your other services. - Ken Sheppardson

So my only issue is that when working with social media tools like Flock, Fuser, and others, I need something where I can interact with a somewhat full list of components for each of the sites - status, comments, inbox, updates, photos, video...I have no use for an app where I only check my msgs from all sites. I end up having to login anyway to FB/MS to add the new content that matters and keeps things fresh and compelling....not just to check my inbox. - Rich Harris