Obama has a crush on Hillary?

Hardly. If he did, he would have chosen her as his running mate. So why does he seem set to appoint her as the USA’s top diplomat, especially since most of the running in this courtship seems to be by the Clinton camp?

Andrew Sullivan (yes, I know I have been plugging his columns endlessly, but you really must appreciate their infinite beauty) comes up with a few ideas in today’s Sunday Times. Read it here