By Betsy Newmark
High School Government and History Teacher/Blogger

So the buzz is that Obama is thinking of offering Hillary Clinton the position as Secretary of State.  I wonder if she has to fill out the seven-page questionnaire that other cabinet appointees are required to fill out.  Wouldn’t we all like to see how she answered these questions?

“Please provide any other information, including information about other members of your family, that could suggest a conflict of interest or be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the president-elect.”

The answer could duplicate the response to Question 8: “Briefly describe the most controversial matters you have been involved with during the course of your career.”

Seriously, what experience does she really have in formulating foreign policy?  Are we going to count first lady visits to tour schools and talk to spouses?  What about the derision that she demonstrated for Obama’s lack of experience?  And what would be Bill’s role while she’s jetting around the world trying to bring peace to all the hot spots?

Maybe this is a case of following LBJ’s advice of which side of the tent he wanted opponents to be on.
If it comes to a choice of whom you’d prefer to see on your televisions giving press conferences, I guess Hillary is less objectionable than John Kerry.  Is there anyone who wants to see him making speeches for the next four years?

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