Steve Cohen On Hillary Clinton

The Congressman who once compared Hillary Clinton to Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" gives the Senator a glowing endorsement for Secretary of State:

President-elect Obama has made no secret of his affection for Doris Kearns Goodwin’s marvelous book "Team of Rivals," which chronicles how President Lincoln invited his vanquished political opponents into his administration in order to negotiate centrist, consensus solutions to the dire problems facing our nation during her darkest hour. If President Obama does indeed select Senator Clinton as his Secretary of State, he will be invoking Lincoln’s legacy in a profound way; and in the opinion of this Congressman, there could be no wiser choice for the post.

During his first year in office, President Obama will likely need to keep a laser’s focus on domestic issues as we try to climb out of the economic hole dug under eight years of President Bush’s financial policies. Therefore, it is absolutely vital to select someone with the experience, toughness, and depth of knowledge to handle increased authority in foreign policy and deliver on President Obama’s promise to the world; and who could be more qualified to manage the duties of the nation’s top diplomat than the internationally revered junior Senator from New York? She brings two decades worth of foreign policy experience, much of it on the front lines as First Lady during one of the most peaceful eras in U.S. history. Furthermore, she brings instant prestige and credibility to the position; no foreign leader would ever feel diminished sitting in the presence of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Now, this is all still speculation, even though it's been rumored that Obama has already offered Hillary the job, he also spoke to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson this weekend. These could all be red herrings, or Hillary could have already turned down the offer, prompting the conversation with Richardson (although she'd be crazy to turn it down IMHO).

However, you'd have to think that for Steve Cohen to release such a glowing endorsement, especially given that we haven't seen similar endorsements from other members of Congress, that maybe he knows something we don't.