After the bombastic attitude of the Bush-Cheney regime highlighted by insults at the leaders of France and Germany for advocating analysis and waiting rather than swiftly launching war in Iraq over swiftly refuted rationale, what was vitally needed for the Obama administration was selecting a Secretary of State with knowledge of the world and a flair for diplomacy.

Prior to the time that Hillary Clinton was elected to serve New York in the U.S. Senate she had been the nation's first lady.  Those tandem experiences provided Clinton with significant opportunity to meet numerous world leaders and travel far and wide.

Hillary Clinton has embarked on a mission to reframe American objectives and present a positive image to the world, filled with diplomatic decorum with optimism while curtailing gunboat diplomacy and childishly insulting symbols as manifested by serving "Freedom Fries" on Air Force One and other comparable mischievous behavior.

Clinton should be given high marks for her activities in Beijing beginning with the optimistic message she conveyed on behalf of joint cooperation.  Clinton is well aware of the recent Chinese assistance rendered to the United States during its current economic calamities in securing bonds.