Richardson Pushes for Holbrooke Inclusion on the Obama Team
Governor Bill Richardson said today that he has spoken with former U.N. Ambassador Dick Holbrooke, a Clinton loyalist, about supporting Barack Obama and said that he will suggest to the Obama campaign that they include Holbrooke on Obama's foreign policy team.
At a Council on Foreign Relations event today, I asked Richardson why he thought Holbrooke's name was missing from the working group on foreign policy that Obama announced and met with today, and whether Holbrooke potentially had a useful role to play as part of such a working group.
"I think he does," said Richardson. "Getting the reintegration of the Clinton people, that will take a little time. But yeah I think he has a lot to contribute. He will. He will."
The integration between Clinton and Obama policy wonks is already a careful, deliberate process and Holbrooke's strained relationship with Obama's senior foreign policy adviser Tony Lake is well known in Democratic foreign policy circles.
I asked Richardson about the slow pace of outreach.
"I think Dick Holbrooke would be a valuable addition," he said. "I talked to him about it already. He has pledged to support Barack Obama, but these things take a little time. It takes a little time to heal but I think he'll be a member of the team, I don't see a problem with that. I'm going to suggest it."
Richardson said that his conversation with Holbrooke happened three weeks ago, and when asked about the possibility that Obama campaign simply wasn't reaching out to Holbrooke, Richardson insisted that he would eventually be welcomed into the fold.
"That’s going to happen," he said. "The primary just ended two weeks ago. Give it a little time."
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"former U.N. Ambassador Dick Holbrooke, a Clinton loyalist" would be a very good choice.
He is tough, smart, experienced, knows how to talk and when not to taldl.
I read much in the newspapers and watched him a few times in TV. He never exaggerated, was always precise and, to my knowledge, was never wrong, had to go back on what he said, or double-crossed anybody.
Mr. Gergen would also be a fine addition with his razor sharp mind.
That all are Clintonistas is to the better.
Another example of the imminent spread of cfr influence in Washington. The problem is that the cfr is predominantly endorsed by very wealthy, extremely right wing, aged, white men,beneath whom are another bunch of self-interested aspiring individuals,keen to push the ill-informed agenda of thier superiors. Although they masquerade as a research body, the kind of academics on board are pre-qualified with all the right kind of bias required to be affiliated with this powerful institution. The problem of course lies with David rockefeller and co, aspiring for a globally managed government, at whatever cost, to give the group the kind of influence they crave. So great news that the one politician we hoped may bring about some much needed change is not going to bring it about to the area where change is so desperately needed..foreign policy
Oh, yeah, the same Dick Holbrooke who called Slobodan Milosovic a "man of honor". That's change we can do without.