It's final. Hillary Clinton will be nominated for Secretary of State.
This is still a very weird choice. I am not alone.
Kristen Powers, a liberal and Dem, does not get it either:
"The decision infuriates many Obama supporters.
Pulling the lever for Obama was supposed to usher out the Clinton era of baby-boomer entitlement and drama."
Beyond the obvious, (Susan Page's How she'll work with Obama), let me ask another question:
Where is Hillary Clinton's experience?
Yes, Hillary Clinton is a very smart lady who has traveled around.
My question is this: What diplomatic or foreign policy experience does Hillary Clinton have?
Don't tell me that she has been in the US Senate since 2000.
Don't tell me that she took a bunch of friendly trips as First Lady.
"James F. Byrnes, 1945-47
George C. Marshall, 1947-49
Dean G. Acheson, 1949-53
John Foster Dulles, 1953-59
Christian A. Herter, 1959-61
Dean Rusk, 1961-69
William P. Rogers, 1969-73
Henry A. Kissinger, 1973-77
Cyrus Vance, 1977-80
Edmund S. Muskie, 1980-81
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. 1981-82
George P. Shultz, 1982-89
James A. Baker, III, 1989-92
Lawrence S. Eagleburger, 1992-93
Warren M. Christopher, 1993-97
Madeleine K. Albright, 1997-01
Colin L. Powell, 2001-05
Condoleezza Rice, 2005-present"
This is a very impressive list of people with diplomatic experience.
It includes people nominated from Truman to Bush.
How does Hillary Clinton rank on this list? Not real well!
