Clinton for… Secretary of State

Hillsry Clinton has been offered the appointed seat, and she has claimed that she will give up her seat in the senate to become the Obama administration’s Secretary of State. According to an article in the LA Times, “friends said the job was an irresistible one for Clinton, whereas the Senate may have lost some of its allure for her. Elected relatively recently — in 2000 — she is stuck in a system that prizes seniority, forcing her to wait for coveted committee chairmanships.” (Peter Nicholas and Christi Parsons, 11/22/08) According to the same article, it seemed as though Clinton was surprised by the sudden move since “as recently as a few days ago, Clinton was prepared to return to her role as the junior senator from New York. Democrats in the Senate considered creating a new leadership position for Clinton in recognition of her stature within the party.” Now, becoming Secretary of State (though nothing is official yet) could lead to a new boost in the administration.

More than the US getting a boost, I think that taking up this role will help Clinton a lot in the future. As a senator, she already had quite a lot of people vying for her to become president. I believe that many more will support her credentials and give her their votes of confidence to become the next president provided that the democratic party does not leave a abhorrant taste in the US public’s mouth. Clinton’s ability and her placement in this position is thoroughly advantageous for her, giving her more experience and more support. Do you have any thoughts or opinions on how her apointment and fulfillment of the role will affect US foreign policy?

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Secondly, this just showed up on yahoo minutes ago (11/20/08)… it took me a few minutes to read, and then a few more minutes to get over the shock. I do realize that the american public is often ignorant (or at least portrayed as such what with all the less-knowledge-of-US-history-than-a-fifth-grader type reports and articles), however, I was surprised to see that elected officials aren’t much better. Considering that the public should be electing these people to carry out processes that accomplish goals and interests, one would expect basic history and knowledge of processes to be necessary. Professors cannot teach students properly without knowledge and experience regarding their subject, chefs cannot cook without an understanding of food. I think this reflects very poorly on the US… something drastic needs to be done.

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