Hillary Clinton was recently confirmed as Secretary of State amongst many concerns in regards to her husband, former President Bill Clinton's receiving millions of dollars in foreign donations. 

In  a 94-2 vote, the Senate easily approved Clinton's nomination by President Barack Obama to be the top U.S. diplomat. She replaces former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Clinton now faces a barrage of international challenges in her new post, from the Israeli-Palestinian dispute to tackling the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea and duel wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Prior to her confirmation questions and concerns ran rampant because of her husband former President Bill Clinton's acceptance of foreign donations and the possible conflict of interest. One of the largest donors was a Nigerian businessman who was close to being a military ruler, a Ukranian tycoon who was son in law of the former Soviet republics authoritarian president as well as a Canadian mining exec who took Mr. Clinton to Kazahkstan when trying to win some uranium contracts.

Some of Hillary Clinton's husband’s biggest backers have much at stake in the policies that President Barack Obama’s incoming administration adopts toward their regions or business ventures. Saudi Arabia alone gave Clinton's foundation $10 million to $25 million,  So did the ruling family of Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Foundation, both based in the United Arab Emirates, and the Friends of Saudi Arabia, founded by a Saudi prince.

The reasons for concern were justified yet, our Representatives laid down and let her through the consequences of which we may not learn for some time.

Matthew Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said donations from “countries where we have particularly sensitive issues and relations” would invariably raise concerns about whether Mrs. Clinton had conflicts of interest. The real question, Mr. Levitt said, is to what extent you can really separate the activities and influence of any husband and wife, and certainly a husband and wife team that is such a powerhouse.”

An example of how conflicted this is is shown in Amar Singh, a politician in India who gave $1 million to $5 million. Mr. Singh visited Washington in September to lobby for a deal allowing India to obtain civilian nuclear fuel and technology even though it never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. He met with Mrs. Clinton, who he said later assured him that Democrats would not block the deal. Congress approved it days later.

What other "deals" are going to be made? How are they going to affect us in this country? Are they going to hurt us?

In an attempt to head off future problems a five page memorandum was written listing requirements one of those required Mr. Clinton to disclose his past donors by the end of the year and any future contributors once a year. In addition the memorandum also requires that if Mrs. Clinton is confirmed, the Clinton Global Initiative, an offshoot of the foundation, will be incorporated separately, will no longer hold events outside the United States and will refuse any further contributions from foreign governments. Other initiatives operating under the auspices of the foundation would follow new rules and consult with State Department ethics officials in certain circumstances.

The future ramifications of Clinton's confirmation, if any, are yet to be seen however it only adds to the questionable appointments by President Obama. It seems that each appointment has some overgrown skeletons in their closet. Let's hope those skeletons don't come alive once again.

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