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Senate confirms Clinton as secretary of state - Yahoo! News
I really do hope that if Clinton screws up Democrats will at every turn they get tell the Republicans that their 'boys in Washington' supported Clinton.
The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state Wednesday as President Barack Obama moved to make his imprint on U.S. foreign policy, mobilizing a fresh team of veteran advisers and reaching out to world leaders. The Senate voted 94-2, with Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Jim DeMint of South Carolina opposing.
Republicans and Democrats alike said her swift confirmation was necessary so that Obama could begin tackling the major foreign policy issues at hand, including two wars, increased violence in the Middle East and the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.
"It is essential that we provide the president with the tools and resources he needs to effect change, and that starts with putting a national security team in place as soon as possible," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
I really do hope that if Clinton screws up Democrats will at every turn they get tell the Republicans that their 'boys in Washington' supported Clinton.