Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost her cool yesterday when a student in The Congo asked her what President Clinton thought of a controversial topic. Hillary went ballistic and said her husband was not the Secretary of State and she would not “channel” Bill Clinton. Some speculate that jet lag was responsible for her lapse. Other say she is tired of being in Bill’s shadow. Apparently the student asked about President Clinton but meant to say President Obama.
I don’t really care if the student or translator made a mistake. I do care the the nation’s highest ranking diplomat was anything but diplomatic. If Hillary Clinton was stuck flying coach class on her 7 nation tour, I might have some sympathy for jet lag. If the Secretary of State cannot pause long enough to craft a diplomatic response to a question in a press conference, perhaps it is time to find another Secretary of State.