BIGGIN' UP HILLARY CLINTON...OPPS, MY BAD: MADAM SECRETARY CLINTON

This is just a quick nod of recognition to a hard-working lady - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

I think that she is a positive role model to woman all over the world, proving what hard work and determination can achieve, and how NOT to rest on the laurels of you husband's success.

A graduate of Yale Law School, Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton has been an activist since her move to Arkansas in the mid 1970s. She co-founded the Arkansas Advocate for Children and Families, was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation by then President Carter, led a task force to reform Arkansas eduction system while serving as first lady of Arkansas, worked on reforming the health care system as America's First Lady in the 90s, won the senate seat for New York in 2000, led a good fight for the 2008 DNC presidential nomination, and is now serving her country as our Secretary of State.

Already she made a positve for our country in her current role.

Ya' know...she could have taken the easy road and retired after her husband's successful term(s) in office where she was a very popular First Lady but she decided to make and name for herself....on her own accord.

And to me and many, MANY others - she has.

I have ONE thing to say to you Madam Secretary: YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!

RETHUGLICANS UP TO THEIR USUAL TACTICS.....STILL.

Although they had nearly two months to raise questions and concerns regarding foreign contributors to the former President Clinton's FOUNDATION, Rethuglicans are still playing politics with the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.

So instead of having one of the highest and most important cabinet positions in place on Wednesday to get to work on serious foreign policy issues such as the current strife in Israel, a Texas Rethug is fondling his balls while stroking his Rethuglican ideology. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) claims he STILL has questions on foreign donors, even though most other Rethugs are moving beyond this issue.

Tomorrow, I predict more showboating by this "politics-as-usual" Rethug.

I really didn't think that my hatred for the (current) Rethuglican Party could grow any stronger.....

(Must.......channel......Obama.........work.....across.......party.........lines...........love.....your......fellow.....country....men..........EVEN RETHUGS....focus.........focus.........a......United......States.......of......America...........)

(See the article in full from the Baltimore Sun here.)

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Senate confirms 5 Cabinet secretaries, budget director, delays Clinton vote

By Janet Hook, Tribune staff reporter

5:10 PM EST, January 20, 2009

The Senate, acting within hours of President Obama's inauguration, confirmed six of his Cabinet secretaries and his budget director, but postponed for one day a vote on the nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.

GOP Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), had objected to approving Clinton's nomination by voice vote -- as the other nominees were today -- because he said he had continuing concerns about potential conflicts arising from foreign donations to the foundation of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Cornyn wanted more debate on the issue and a recorded vote, which was scheduled for Wednesday. She is expected to be confirmed by a wide margin.

Senate leaders have been trying to follow a tradition of putting a new president's Cabinet in place as quickly as possible. Those confirmed today by voice vote, without any debate, were:

• Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize winning physicist, as Energy Secretary.

• Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools chief, as Education Secretary

• Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Secretary.

• Peter Orszag as head of the Office of Management and Budget

• Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) as Interior Secretary

• Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki as Veterans Affairs Secretary

• Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary.

Other major Cabinet nominations that are still pending, but are expected to be confirmed soon, include Eric Holder to be Attorney General. He faces questions from Republicans about his role in controversial pardons at the end of Bill Clinton's presidency.

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary has been delayed because Republicans want to examine his tax records.

Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner's confirmation hearing was postponed until Wednesday amid questions about his failure to pay payroll taxes for several years.

Obama's choice for Labor Secretary, Rep. Hilda Solis, is facing opposition from some Republicans because of concern about her lackluster performance in her confirmation hearing and her support for legislation to make it easier for unions to organize workers. It is likely not enough trouble to derail the nomination, but it may slow her confirmation.

Responding to earlier controversy about its foreign donors, the Clinton foundation released a list of contributors and agreed to report annually on any new donations. But Cornyn is calling for increased disclosure of foreign donors, fearing that foreign entities will try to curry favor with the Secretary of State by contributing to her husband's foundation.

SUNDAY EVENING MUSINGS

I swear, ABC is getting almost as gay as the GLBT themed LOGO Channel. Between the marriage of Kevin and Scotty on 'Brothers & Sisters', Bree's son Andrew's antics on 'Desperate Housewives', and Callie's dalliances with lesbianism on 'Grey's Anatomy' - I think ABC should be the network with the multi-colored logo instead of that damn boring peacock!

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Overhead on 'The Chris Matthews Show': According to John Heilemann, columnist with the New York Magazine VP-elect Joe Biden was first offered the choice of either Secretary of State or VP BEFORE he was announced as Obama's VP pick, and if he had chosen Secretary of State then Hillary Clinton would have been the VP-nominee instead.

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Saw the movie 'MILK' on Friday. EXCELLENT MOVIE!!! Very emotional and home-hitting for me. Prediction: Sean Penn wins Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as Harvey Milk, and Health Ledger wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Dark Knight'.

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The movie 'MILK' will be akin to throwing kerosene on a campfire in dry brush in California during the dry Santa Ana period. As one queen put it" "no more 'Mr. Nice Gay' anymore..."

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SHOULD OBAMA BE MORE VOCAL ABOUT THE CURRENT ECONOMIC PLIGHT?

The answer is a simple 'no'.

As he said in the past, there can only be one president at a time, and he is the one to call the shots until Obama officially takes over on January 20, 2009.

Besides, at this time Barack Obama does NOT have any real official power - remember, he resigned from the senate on Sunday. He has no authority in congress at this time.

Also, he needs to focus on his game plan for the next 12 months. The currently economic chaos only came to head recently and he - like everyone worldwide - are formulating the best plan to deal with this situation. And this includes taking his time to select the best person to head the Treasury Department to clean up the mess that that Wall Street moron Henry Paulson has created.

And that is more important than the current hullabaloo surrounding his alleged pick of Se Clinton as Secretary of State.

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - SNL SEASON OPENER: BRILLIANT!!!!

Tina Fey and Amy Pohler (who were also fabulous in the movie 'Baby Mama') with their take on Sarah Pale-in-Comparison and Hillary Clinton: