Rep. Steve Cohen Endorses Hillary Clinton For Secretary Of State
Posted on November 16, 2008 at 6:46 pmThe Memphis congressman explains why the woman he once compared to Glen Close’s character in Fatal Attraction would be a good shaper of foreign policy in an Obama administration:
If President Obama does indeed select Senator Clinton as his Secretary of State, he will be invoking Lincoln’s legacy in a profound way; and in the opinion of this Congressman, there could be no wiser choice for the post.
During his first year in office, President Obama will likely need to keep a laser’s focus on domestic issues as we try to climb out of the economic hole dug under eight years of President Bush’s financial policies. Therefore, it is absolutely vital to select someone with the experience, toughness, and depth of knowledge to handle increased authority in foreign policy and deliver on President Obama’s promise to the world; and who could be more qualified to manage the duties of the nation’s top diplomat than the internationally revered junior Senator from New York? She brings two decades worth of foreign policy experience, much of it on the front lines as First Lady during one of the most peaceful eras in U.S. history. Furthermore, she brings instant prestige and credibility to the position; no foreign leader would ever feel diminished sitting in the presence of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
I have had the privilege to know the Clintons since their days in neighboring Arkansas, and I know of no one more intelligent and capable of tackling the enormous challenges we face abroad than Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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One Responses to “Rep. Steve Cohen Endorses Hillary Clinton For Secretary Of State”
Pffft!
Cohen owes Bill Clinton for help in defusing the Jake Ford threat in the 2006 general election.
The Clintons forgave him for Obama-pandering in 2008; they understood his district. But it’s payback time for Stevie.
I was ready to concede VP to Hillary for services rendered and qualities shown, despite my abomination for royalism (including screwing your way into power), when I thought we needed her to ger rid of Republican rule. The mandate that could have been, oh wow, way more lopsided. Now that Stonewall Michelle/Barack Obama doesn’t need her, I’d have to be concerned about her carrying her own portfolio as Sec of State, still burnishing those phantom balls for show, world peace be damned.