As part of P.BAM’s inaugural festivities, the Senate confirmed a bunch of the new President’s cabinet members. One of them was supposed to be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…supposed to be. Her confirmation was held up by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
No, he wasn’t in cahoots with Gov. David Patterson to delay him having to choose Hillary’s successor. His reason for holding up the process was…honestly, I’m not quite sure. Here’s his reasoning…
A spokesman for Mr. Cornyn, Kevin McLaughlin, said, “this is not an effort to scuttle or block the nomination, but a legitimate policy difference. Senator Cornyn’s goal is to create transparency on all levels of government.” Mrs. Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, signed an agreement with the Obama transition team, putting some limits on foreign donations to his foundation, as well as stipulating annual disclosure of new donors.
But Senator Cornyn, in a letter to Mrs. Clinton last Friday, said he remained worried that her diplomatic activities would be compromised “unless tighter foreign fund-raising restrictions and transparency protocols are adopted.”
With Hillary Clinton being appointed to the BAM Administration, that leaves an empty seat to be appointed by New York Governor David Patterson (you know, when he’s not raising our taxes on beer and iTunes). And you may not have heard, but the leading contestant is 
While Caroline Kennedy and Andrew Cuomo are the top two name’s being thrown around to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate (and that other 
Yesterday P.E. BAM unveiled the starting line up for your 2009 Foreign Policy team, and I’m sure by now you’re all wondering what I think.
