What's happened to Secretary Clinton?

omeythehomie said:

I don't know about that, I think Hillary has the same, if not more "backbone" than Bill. She's the most powerful female politician around right now.

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If true that does not say much for this crop of female politicians. Nancy Pelosi is a scary joke in my opinion.

And what's up with all these male politicians on both sides. I wonder how many of those so called leaders are cheating on their wife? They have to know the chances of them getting caught are very high.

Again, I must watch a different CNN than you do. Because I see her several times per week. Until Michael Jackson died and everyone stoppred reporting real news, that is.

The Secretary of State is not going to come out criticizing the President. If she disagrees dramatically, she should resign, but cabinet members make their disagreements known in private, not in public. The public stuff is up to Congress. But I doubt she has any problems with his positions. After all, she has a hand in shaping these policies.

I'm pleased to see a lot of things, especially the attempt to reign in Israel. There are two problems there. One is that 'Israel beseiged by the Arabs' has become part of their national identity and they sabotage peace efforts because they won't know who they are without it. The other is that they believe that they are in control of US foreign policy. They believe they have a 'right' to unconditional support from the US no matter what, and that we owe them all the different forms of money we provide. So getting a bit tough with them is a good idea.

curious said:

Again, I must watch a different CNN than you do. Because I see her several times per week. Until Michael Jackson died and everyone stoppred reporting real news, that is.

The Secretary of State is not going to come out criticizing the President. If she disagrees dramatically, she should resign, but cabinet members make their disagreements known in private, not in public. The public stuff is up to Congress. But I doubt she has any problems with his positions. After all, she has a hand in shaping these policies.

I'm pleased to see a lot of things, especially the attempt to reign in Israel. There are two problems there. One is that 'Israel beseiged by the Arabs' has become part of their national identity and they sabotage peace efforts because they won't know who they are without it. The other is that they believe that they are in control of US foreign policy. They believe they have a 'right' to unconditional support from the US no matter what, and that we owe them all the different forms of money we provide. So getting a bit tough with them is a good idea.

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Someone (not me) might think you are "antisemitic". Ya know people on line jump to conclusions about people that don't even know.

A google of 'secretary Clinton travel' brings up titles referring to what I'm sure is an incomplete list. I know she went to Mexico because I was there when she made the trip and it was in the papers there, at least.

So, Middle East and Europe, Canada, Haiti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Egypt. That's for February to early June.

So how did you miss all this?

curious said:

A google of 'secretary Clinton travel' brings up titles referring to what I'm sure is an incomplete list. I know she went to Mexico because I was there when she made the trip and it was in the papers there, at least.

So, Middle East and Europe, Canada, Haiti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Egypt. That's for February to early June.

So how did you miss all this?

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July 1, 2009 5:12 PM Clinton Won't Travel to Russia


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is recovering from surgery on a broken elbow, will not travel to Moscow with President Obama next week to meet with Russian officials.

Clinton had successful surgery on the elbow June 19th, two days after she injured it in a fall while on her way to the White House. But a senior White House official told CNN that Clinton's intense physical therapy sessions to rehabilitate the elbow were deemed too difficult to replicate during the trip.



Clinton earlier cancelled a trip to Italy and Greece because of the injury.

State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters yesterday that "She's in some pain," as the Washington Post reports.

"She had a very serious break in her elbow.... She's energetic, she's fully engaged, but we need to make sure that she heals and then can get back to a full schedule where she can come in every day," Kelly said. Clinton has largely been working from home since her injury.


http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/01/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5128471.shtml?tag=blogs

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