I will say that Hillary Clinton is an absolute kick-ass Secretary of State and I believe she is the best choice Obama could have made.

Yeah the Obama’s have a long history as we all know of pitching people who are no longer useful over the side. IMHO there was no one more used than Rev. Wright. At some point Obama allowed him to feel that he was a mentor and an important influence. He used the Church to get in with the AA community in Chicago. I understand that the old Rev had a healthy ego of his own but looking back you have to kind of admire the fact that he did not just lay down for the great one.

It seems like I read that Rogers was another key person to gain entree into the movers and shakers in Chicago.I think I have also read somewhere that Valerie Jarrett and she were not on speaking terms before this all went down.

Byrne was a strong woman battling the male dominated Chicago political world and the treatment she got was just about as bad as what Hillary got in the primaries of 2008.

And Axelrod was a leader in both of these efforts.

Can’t wait until the bitch known as karma catches up with Axe.

I hope Rogers will heal and recover from this fall under the bus. It must feel like a bitter blow.

…and I’ve got to see I find Pres. Obama’s old man undershirts creepy. You can see them through his shirt.

cmugirl says:
12 March 2010 at 4:23 pm

Thanks for chiming in on this. A couple of things.

Even if you are correct about “she had to do,” they could have done it with class. It’s the White House and they’ve known her for years, with her service being impressive by standards of people who have held the job.

You are mistaken that it’s Ms. Rogers’ job to direct the Secret Service. They screwed up on this, which has happened before, as the link I provided proves.

And whether you like to believe or not, the Salahi incident was the responsibility of the Social Secretary’s office, as someone from the office was supposed to be at the guest entrance with the Secret Service to verify everyone who came in.

Scapegoat or not, too many things didn’t look right and she had to go.

JoeCHI says:
12 March 2010 at 1:29 pm
This, also from the Baker piece, struck a chord:

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That’s rich, especially given Mrs. Obama’s own appetite for $500 gym shoes and other luxuries picked by Oprah’s stylists, and paid for by Oprah.

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I agree with JoeCHI. The Obamas seem to be living a VERY extravagant lifestyle. Although they can afford it… Considering what many are facing in this country… it wreaks of poor taste. “Let them eat cake”…. I just think they should tone it down…

USERS. I hate those kind of people.

I’ve always said, only in DC can a known adulteress like Quinn be given a WaPo column entitled “On Faith”.

Ms. Rogers’s hip style, expensive clothing and presence at fashion shows at first were seen as symbolizing a new Camelot but ultimately struck many as tone deaf in a time of economic hardship and 10 percent unemployment.

The White House eventually clamped down on her public profile. She was ordered to stop attending splashy events and showing up in fancy clothes on magazine covers. When Michelle Obama learned one day that Ms. Rogers was on a train heading to New York to attend an MTV dinner, the first lady told her longtime friend to cancel, associates said.

That’s rich, especially given Mrs. Obama’s own appetite for $500 gym shoes and other luxuries picked by Oprah’s stylists, and paid for by Oprah.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/07/politics/washingtonpost/main5923661.shtml

Lets point the finger at where it belongs. Not where it’s most convenient.