The Secretary of State grabs headlines even as she catches a few rays and waves. We begin today's review with her latest position on the Forbes list. This is from ABC News.
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes
This year's No. 1 in the ranking, German Chancellor Angela Merkel--recognized as the "undisputed" leader of the EU--is key to curing what ails the euro zone. As the Arab spring turns into the autocrats' summer, No. 2-ranked U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provides encouragement to dissidents....By CAROLINE HOWARDAugust 24, 2011
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Late-breaking and contributed by a regular here, is Greta Van Susteren's pick for most powerful woman in the world. Now you know who it has to be, right? This was in Forbes.
Greta Van Susteren Names Hillary Clinton "Most Powerful Woman In The World"
Meghan Casserly, Forbes Staff
...when she joined me in our own newsroom at 60 Fifth Avenue this month for a video (on the very day our list was finalized), I decided to ask her: Who do you think is the most powerful woman in the world?
I naively anticipated a long pause as Greta stopped to think about her answer. I sat back in my chair, recrossed my legs—and was cut off by the no-nonsense host. Clearly I don’t watch enough On The Record to know that she’s not shy with her opinions—and she knows her stuff.
“Well, right now I suppose the most powerful woman is Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton,” Van Susteren responded without missing a beat (my legs were still trying to re-cross themselves, it was that fast). “She’s different than most Secretaries of State. I’ve traveled with her a couple of times, and when she lands in a country it might as well be the President of the United States… The whole world knows her.”
The "Run, Hillary, Run" campaign continues with this from the New York Daily News. This has a poll. You can go to the site and vote. (Did I add enough links for ya?) :)
Hillary Clinton in 2012: If no Republican can beat Barack Obama, let's settle for a Democrat who can
Wednesday, August 24th 2011, 4:00 AM
Nearly a year ago in this very column space, I wondered if we wouldn't have been better off with Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama, and suggested - half-jokingly - that she could beat him in 2012 if she wanted to.
Well, with Obama presiding over staggering unemployment, unfathomable debt, another potential recession and the first credit downgrade in U.S. history, I'm convinced now that the answer to that question is yes.
Incidentally, I'm also finding less and less humor in the idea that Hillary should run.
And, we have this from The Atlantic. It is about Romney, and I post it, really only for what is quoted below: the reference to "Hillary Clinton's last presidential election." What? What does that mean? What is the implication of the word "last" there? Is there another presidential campaign in the offing? Or is that just wishful thinking?
Mitt Romney Is 2012's Hillary Clinton
...NBC News' First Read says Romney's strategy for protecting his frontrunnerhood has had mixed results--and it looks a bit like Hillary Clinton's last presidential election. That didn't work out so well for her.
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