NBC's Andrea Mitchell as already come to the defense of the Clintons. Hey Andrea remember Sandy Burgular?
In the story about passport breach, here's a word of caution before leaping to conclusions about the official in charge of management and consular affairs
-- Maura Harty -- who had been appointed by Bill Clinton as ambassador to Paraguay.
Harty actually started out in the Reagan Administration and rose to become a special assistant to former Secretary of
State George Shultz.
In addition, Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy started in 1973 during the Nixon Adminstration - when Henry
Kissinger was Secretary of State.
They both rose through the ranks under both Republican and Democratic presidents.
I'd caution against assuming any particular connection to the Clintons unless we can establish that. They are not known to be
particularly political. They will surely have to answer questions about management and competence, however.
In the story about passport breach, here's a word of caution before leaping to conclusions about the official in charge of management and consular affairs
-- Maura Harty -- who had been appointed by Bill Clinton as ambassador to Paraguay.
Harty actually started out in the Reagan Administration and rose to become a special assistant to former Secretary of
State George Shultz.
In addition, Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy started in 1973 during the Nixon Adminstration - when Henry
Kissinger was Secretary of State.
They both rose through the ranks under both Republican and Democratic presidents.
I'd caution against assuming any particular connection to the Clintons unless we can establish that. They are not known to be
particularly political. They will surely have to answer questions about management and competence, however.
