I think Chuck Hagel would have made a great Secretary of State. He is retiring so he is not tied down anywhere like Kerry, Richardson, or Hillary. He is a great foreign policy expert and it is probably the point where he is strongest at and where Obama is weakest. Hagel fully supported Obama in the campaign, and was even one of the two senators who came with him on his trip to Europe in the summer.
Most of all Chuck Hagel is a great Republican, and would be a great step towards showing the true bipartisanship that Obama has promised all along. Obama's staffers have said though, that he is not among the ones being considered for the job. It seems likely it will go to Clinton, Richardson, Kerry, or former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. This doesn't mean that Hagel won't fit in in some other part of the administration, but I think Secretary of State would fit him best.
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