WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, President-Elect Obama’s pick for Secretary of State, advocated ‘Smart Power’ at her confirmation hearing. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., called Clinton eminently qualified to be the secretary of state but expressed concern about the Clinton Foundation's activities. He said transparency was a must for the foundation and that it should "forswear" foreign donations if Hillary Clinton were confirmed.
"We must use what has been called 'Smart Power,' the full range of tools at our disposal," she said. "With 'Smart Power,' diplomacy will be the vanguard of foreign policy. The president-elect and I believe that foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principle and pragmatism, not rigid ideology; on facts and evidence, not emotion or prejudice," she said.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the chairman of the committee, said that he hoped to have a vote on Clinton's nomination by Thursday. Click here for the link to the video of Senator Clinton's comments before the Senate hearing.
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