rss… And Out Come the Clinton Foundation Donors
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 11:16 am
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So much for the ‘big impediment’ I identified yesterday to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chances for becoming secretary of state. The AP reports that Bill Clinton is willing to open the books on the Clinton Foundation:
Clinton has agreed to release the names of several major donors to his charitable foundation and will submit future foundation activities and paid speeches to a strict ethics review, said Democrats knowledgeable about the discussions.
That appears a bit short of total disclosure, but it’s hardly unreasonable. As the former president has repeatedly noted, no other president has ever released this kind of information.
Furthermore, yesterday, Matt Yglesias wondered whether “the kind of freelance foreign policy work that Bill does as head of the Foundation” would be another obstacle for Secretary of State Clinton. After all, wouldn’t foreign leaders naturally view the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative as adjuncts of an Obama foreign policy? According to the AP, Bill Clinton is willing to take action on that as well:
They also said that Clinton would step away from day-to-day responsibility for his foundation while his wife serves and would alert the State Department to his speaking schedule and any new sources of income.
Again, that doesn’t totally solve the problem Yglesias identified, but it does provide a path for alleviating it.
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34 Comments
Comment posted November 21, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Clintons have way too much bad history, and way too much propensity for drama. They should be kept on a short leash but away from representing our Nation autonomously. They have never proven that they are team players – why send them out on their own and risk more mess to clean up?
Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
Personally I am just glad that Hillary will become secretary of state and the clinton foundation and it's donors should hardly have any influence on the outcome..
Comment posted January 31, 2009 @ 10:04 am
I just hope she can do the job she's been nominated for; regardless of where there money comes from.
Comment posted February 1, 2009 @ 4:46 am
I am also glad that Hillary will become secretary of state.
Comment posted February 5, 2009 @ 11:18 am
Yeah buddy she is now there on the seat. Even obama is where he wanted to be, now the only question which is left…. When we will come out of this economic crisis…. :( which is still unanswered
Comment posted February 8, 2009 @ 7:00 am
Let see how good she is as secretary of state.
Comment posted February 13, 2009 @ 3:00 am
I think she is motivated to make a difference. Perhaps that's what really matters.
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Comment posted February 15, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
Hillary is the secretary of state now,She visited China 2days ago and she is willing to open up on a new relathionship with china.
Comment posted February 23, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
The clintons are good Americans…a little overbearing, but better than the alternative.
Comment posted February 23, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
The Clinton's are good Americans, I agree!
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Comment posted March 3, 2009 @ 1:26 pm
That appears a bit short of total disclosure, but it’s hardly unreasonable
Comment posted March 9, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
With pleasure esteemed. It was pleasant to me. I thank.
Comment posted March 19, 2009 @ 9:17 am
I honestly hope that she does a good job!
Comment posted April 30, 2009 @ 3:09 am
I agree with Sandy when she says that Clintons have way too much bad history. Time to move on.
Comment posted August 30, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Good for her. I hope it will make her work a bit lighter.
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