Why I’m Not a Fan of Hillary as SoS

Because of reports like these:

Both sides were engaged in a delicate public and private dance, maneuvering for position and reputation in case the deal falls through. Aides in each camp have grown increasingly sour toward the other in recent days as the matter played out publicly.

In their public signals, the Clintons are trying to take the former president’s activities off the table as an issue, in their view eliminating any excuses for Mr. Obama not to give Mrs. Clinton the job. Some in the Obama camp are bristling at what they see as strategic leaks by the Clintons aimed at boxing in the president-elect and forcing him to offer the post.

The tension could foreshadow a complex relationship burdened by suspicion and enmity should Mrs. Clinton become secretary of state. By putting her in the cabinet, Mr. Obama could remove a potential thorn in the Senate on issues like health care and a potential rival for the nomination in 2012 if his term proves rocky. But he could also face a rival power center within his own administration with her on his team.

I don’t care how big they are within the party – the Clintons = drama, and I think that in the primaries the Democrats made it resoundingly clear that the party needs to shed the drama and move forward.  Skilled in policy details and respected around the world she may be, but I don’t see the benefits of having her at State outweighing the dramatic fallout that is already building up around another Clinton, and she hasn’t even been selected yet.