The big news out of President-Elect Obama’s Operation: Fix Everything agenda is the possible appointment of Sen. Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Obama and Clinton met on Thursday to discuss the offer, and according to CNN,

“Senator Clinton’s response is unknown, although multiple sources agree that Hillary Clinton was left with the impression that if she were interested in the post, it would be hers.”

Which makes it sound like it’s all but in the bag, which would of course make a lot of people very happy. If Clinton doesn’t accept the post, possibly for reasons related to Bill Clinton’s Clinton Global Initiative, the post would likely go to Governor Bill Richardson and his awesome new beard.

In following all of this, I’ve noticed a number of pundits have mentioned that Obama seems to be getting his ideas from Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, who you’ve probably seen appear several times on The Daily Show. If you haven’t read it (because I haven’t either) the book is about Abraham Lincoln filling his cabinet with his political enemies. Basically, the exact opposite of George Bush’s cabinet. Now, Obama certainly isn’t going to go as far as hiring Donald Rumsfeld and Bob Barr to high offices, but Hillary Clinton is a good bet, as well as probably a handful of moderate Republicans.

At any rate, in hearing all this, I kept thinking to myself, “I gotta read that fucking book.” But I haven’t. And if you’re feeling the same way, here’s a clip of Ms. Goodwin telling Jon Stewart about the book that is apparently Obama’s new team-building bible.