The Globe and Mail has this cute little article about exchanges between PM Harper of Canada and SOS Clinton during a photo op today in Ottowa.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:44 PM Harper and Clinton's jock-talk diplomacy by Jane Taber
What the article fails to mention, probably because Secretary Clinton did not mention it herself, so I will, is that she was an ace shortstop. Anyone who knows the work of Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, and A-Rod, when he played that position, knows that the shortstop has to be the quickest (and best) thinker on the field. Even before I knew what position she played, I pegged Hillary as a shortstop. You can just tell by the way the skills transferred to the Senate, the presidential campaign, and now to the State Department - especially when she is in Town Hall and interview situations where the questions come hard and fast. She takes them on the infield and always knows exactly where to send the ball - and does so accurately.
Yes, she's a girly-girl for sure, but one heckuva shortstop!
