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TOPIC: How Is Hillary Clinton Doing As Secretary Of State? (National Journal 10/26/09)
Jen the Michigander


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How Is Hillary Clinton Doing As Secretary Of State? (National Journal 10/26/09)
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There are several sub-articles inside this piece where experts evaluate Hillary's performance so far. Some are more favorable than others.

http://security.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/how-is-hillary-clinton-doing-a.php?rss=1#1382247

The conventional wisdom at the beginning of the year was that Hillary Rodham Clinton might be sidelined by all the strong personalities among President Obama's "team of rivals" and his special envoys to the Middle East and Afghanistan/Pakistan. Some analysts have said that doesn't seem to have happened.

Clinton has taken charge of relations with great powers China and Russia, and is a key player in reinforcing Obama's multilateral approach to international issues, one of the things that the Nobel committee cited in giving him the Peace Prize. People give her credit for giving this administration some spine. And she certainly is getting more resources for the State Department. David Rothkopf, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote a piece in the Washington Post in August saying that Clinton is "rethinking the very nature of diplomacy and translating that vision into a revitalized State Department, one that approaches U.S. allies and rivals in ways that challenge long-held traditions."

But we would like to know what you, the experts, think about Hillary's performance so far, what she has accomplished, and what more she could or should be doing. So what kind of report card do you give Hillary Rodham Clinton so far as secretary of State? Was she a good, or bad, choice as the nation's top diplomat?

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I can't imagine anyone doing a better job - especially, given the difficulty of the problems that must be addressed. She brought a knowledge and creativity to that position that have resulted in small and large gains. Attempting to function in this position given O's tendency to apologize for America to every foreign government in the world, has to be immensely challenging.

I wonder if this question would have been asked about an Obama SOS if a man occupied that position. Even the question, itself, reflects at least a small degree of sexism, IMO. And the first response under the article given by some self-important, verbose, jack-ass smacks of sexism as well.

Thanks for posting this, Jen. I think it's important to post any and all positive articles about Hillary. Maybe we'll need them one day, as we're blogging about her candidacy for POTUS.

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