Posted on 09/30/2008 10:54:56 AM PDT by kristinn
Madeleine Albright, who became the first female U.S. Secretary of State and highest ranking woman in government in 1997, is frightened by the possibility that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's running mate, could assume the presidency.
Asked today in an interview with Plain Dealer editors and reporters if she is scared by the prospect of Palin being a heartbeat away, Albright, who has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama, responded without hesitating, "Yes. Yes."
"Having served two presidents, I think the job of the president is the most difficult job in the world," said Albright, who advised President Carter on national security and foreign policy and later President Clinton as secretary of state. "What you need in a vice president - and I've felt this for a long time because I've watched [vice president Walter] Mondale and [vice president] Al Gore - is that you need a partner. The job is huge and needs somebody not only for the heartbeat part but in the day-to-day governance.
"Gore went a step further of being almost like a prime minister ... taking away the underbrush of issues to do with how two countries relate to each other. So you need somebody that actually knows what they are doing. I see that with the Obama-Joe Biden relationship. I certainly don't see it in the McCain-Palin relationship."
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“Albright, who advised President Carter on national security and foreign policy and later President Clinton as secretary of state.”
Not sure I’d want that on my resume. Under Carter we lost Iran, almost all of Central America, and the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Under Clinton we let the terrorist attack us repeatedly without ever fighting back.
She and Condi Rice followed the liberal school path of Denver University to becoming the Secretary of State. Neither had any real life experience when given the job. Both had only held academic positions. Yet, NotSoBright thinks Palin is not qualified to be President even though Bill Clinton, NoSoBright’s boss as SoS, had also only been a State Governor before becoming President. It seems all these liberals know each other and require membership in their academic club at selected universities before being anointed as worthy of being President.
I’ll take Palin anyday as she is not contaminated with their liberal club membership.
They absolutely caused Americans to die. It is so sad.
Next she’ll blame Palin for her ugliness.
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