The Duo are here again. When Hillary was appointed Secretary of State, everybody knew that her husband would find a way to get into the act. He would be involved in foreign affairs, and probably become an Ambassador-at-large for the United States. Low and behold, there he was in the papers yesterday (08/03/09) ready to negotiate the release of the two journalists who have been imprisoned in Pyongyang. He had already traveled to North Korea, according to news reports, for that purpose.
The idea happened to be a good one, but was not the former President doing exactly what the State Department was supposed to be doing? Madam Secretary was surrounded by experts, all of whom had diplomatic status, able and willing to do their job very well; however, former President Clinton had to step in "to the rescue".
The thinking behind it (idea) was what worried many Americans, which was wrapped in the proverbial "enigma" of a question, "why was he doing it?" Was it to help Mrs. Clinton, or was it to free the journalists in the name of Liberty, or was he engaged in assuming himself as the unofficial "Ambassador-at-large"?
The first two parts of the compound question would be great for America, if the answers to both of them were "yes"; nevertheless, it was the third part of the same question that needed to be further explained or clarified. For if it was just for fame and publicity, many would say, "The Duo are here again"; stemming from their role in Washington D.C., which was only marred by the White Water years.
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