England for Obama

And her confirmation hearing for the post of Secretary of State really did sound like a job interview. I mean, at the end, someone (John Barrasso, R-WY) even said:

“Congratulations, Senator Clinton. I always found you to be very prepared, very thorough, very thoughtful. And I’m sure you’re going bring all of those same things to the State Department.”

Mind you, someone (Barbara Boxer, D-CA) did also say to her:

“You’ve set your ego aside for the sake of world peace and the good of the country, I mean that, you know I do.”

Which is, as my friend Rick points out, the kind of remark which earns one the Medal of Freedom.

Here’s some choice MSNBC coverage of Clinton’s hearing. Respectively: the basic Nightly News report; Countdown’s take; and The Rachel Maddow Show: