Kim turned down the invitation, according to Clinton's secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, who had met with Kim in October 2000 during a groundbreaking visit to Pyongyang.
Albright's account appears in her new book, "Madam Secretary," excerpts of which are published in the September issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
[snip]The purpose of a Clinton visit to Pyongyang would have been to sign a deal featuring a North Korean pledge to curb all of its missile activities, including production, testing, deployment and export. Albright acknowledged that one of her major worries was that North Korea might not comply with any deal that might be reached. [NO! Really?!]
[snip] In retrospect, the vision of Kim being welcomed into the Oval Office seems incongruous nowadays, particularly in light of disclosures over the past year that North Korea had been violating international commitments during the 1990s to forswear nuclear weapons. [biting lip to keep from screaming obscenities ]
Speaking of the Would-be Queen of the Universe:
Sen. Hillary Clinton is considering returning a $2,000 campaign contribution from a donor who says he was pressured to fork over the money by his then-boss - wealthy songwriter Denise Rich. "We are looking into it," Philippe Reines, the New York senator's spokesman, said in a statement. "Obviously we would not want to keep any contribution that was inappropriately given." [Obviously - now that we've gotten caught, he means]