Speculation Is ... Speculation

I've seen some speculation about Kerry being Secretary of State, and now via Ezra comes speculation about Hillary Clinton.

The post makes some good points. I can see the logic behind wanting to remove a powerful and potentially rival voice from the Senate. However, it still seems to me that Richardson is the logical choice here. Former secretary of the interior, former UN ambassador, and veteran of several special missions while he was a house member and later governor of New Mexico. It would be good to remember that the wide ranging speculation regarding Obama's VP pick was all over the map. Obama's campaign showed a lot of discipline in keeping the press in the dark until the 11th hour, and eventually Obama made what I think was a very good choice. I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one.

Of course, as Matt Y. points out, much of this speculation is meaningless speculation. Political writers write because that's what they do. And the post election season is the season for "pick the cabinet" parlor games. But on a very basic level, this speculation exists because there are no answers to be had. Picking cabinet level appointees is a pretty involved process and to a great extent the choices simply haven't been made.