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They should undo the salary cut once immediately she is sworn in as secretary of state. The 5K is her right not a previledge! Long live Hilary!
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I agree Hillary Clinton would have made a better President but I don't think Obama is going to be a bad one and I am glad he had the wisdom to nominate Mrs. Clinton as S.O.S. Now, I would say the Clinton haters and the Obama haters need to get over it. Seriously, it's politics we will never know who is truely running the show anyway. You think President Bush or his advisers made most of the decisions, seriously think about that?

Where was this committee when bush and the republicans were stripping the country? This is just a little something, something to make Hillary stronger and better.

My goodness, Obama won because he is qualified, look at the quality of the campaign he ran. Look with open eyes and you will see a man with much foresight and a keen ability to read road ahead.

He will lead the US back to her former glory. He absolutely knows what to do and how to be President.

Remember experience is not everything.

Clinton is meant to be Secretary of State at this time-this is a more crucial role for her than if she were elected President.

The money Bill will be getting now with her new position will far out way any little pay cut-The Clintons will make millions and millions.

I agree with Robert NYC. But I also have to say it was a hard loss but the race is now over and I for one am so happy that Obama was smart enough to pick Hillary as part of his administration. So let’s be happy for that because I know she is going to do a great job!

going to pay off your $ 7 million campaign debt? Are you going o run the Sec. of State's office as badly as you ran your campaign?????

Yeah, she is NOT president!

The less you pay an elected official, the better the chance they'll resort to Chicago style politics.

Gosh! I realize none of us can probably afford therapy, but people like Robert NYC and others who can't let go really need help. IT"S OVER, CRY BABIES! Man up or Woman up. Stop the pedestal worshiping of human beings.

The entire country voted, and quite frankly Hillary fought a less than honorable fight, but she has certainly demonstrated that she is strong, capable, dedicated to serving the country, and a bigger and better woman than many thought. She has been graceful in defeat, and her supporters should be as well.

For those of us that believe in God, we know that everything happens for a reason. Accept it, please. Wet noodles stiffen up better than some of you whiners.

Judicial Watch should be ashamed of their actions and waste of donors money and time! Judicial botched may be a better name for the group!!!
Pathetic and petty comes to mind when I read this article.
I guess the dramatic remarks- "Noting the clause, Judicial Watch said it was illegal for Clinton to be nominated to the post since President Bush authorized a nearly $5,000 pay raise for job last January" – is inaccurate and so they ought to fire the genius attorney who told them to say this. It's a technical matter that appears to have been resolved. Oh glory me but for these people really need a life! or maybe they just need to get some donations and will use this nonsense to justify their existence

I think Hillary should be our next president since 99% of new,I mean old people were Clinton people.

Bobby Jindal 2012!

Since when in the last 4 decades have conservatives been worried about what the constitution says?

@ Robert NYC

Apparently, you're in the minority with that opinion...and last time I checked, in a democracy that means she SHOULDN'T have been the president.

robert....... she lost, get over it. don't wish bad luck on the new pres just to say told u so and take the country down the drain.

and don't worry about her pay

i think hillary clinton would make the best for secretary of state because she knows what shes doing. Never estimate the power of women. noone is better qualified for the job than her.

wow.............why can't she be like the mayor of N.Y....?????

his pay check is only a $1.

hillary should just stay in the senate. she has too much baggage and too little foreign policy experience. she had to make stuff up.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the fact of the matter is that Hillary Clinton (the great politician she is) is NOT the President. If she and the future President have put this behind them, why can some of you? I think it's great that she'll be Secretary of State. This sets her up in, hopefully, 2016 to run AND WIN the presidency. Please move on cause I think she's gonna make an excellent Secretary of State and possibly one day we will be saying Madame President. Until then, let's support the votes that were cast.

It doesn't really matter who you think should have been president when you look at the salaries these politians make. The article stated that she will still make $10,000 more than as a senator. So I guess the average senator makes around $175,000 a year plus expense accounts. I wonder how much the average member of the house makes?

If they really want to be public servants then maybe they ought to limit their salaries to the minimum wage and see how alot of people out here have to cope with only making $15,000 to $30,000 a year.

That Judicial Watch guy needs to STFU. He sounds like a crybaby neocon moron. Yeah yeah, I know, that's redundant...

Robert NYC December 11th, 2008 3:03 pm ET

Hillary Clinton should have been the president.
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I supported Hillary in the Primary, knowing full well that (overall) this country is still not ready for a woman sitting in that office. My wife and I discussed it and knew people would elect a man of color before they would put a woman there. Sad but true.

The 'why' of it would be a good subject for discussion. My theory: The majority of men bow to their wives at home after having spent the first years of their lives bowing to their mothers; therefore, when it comes to the workplace and other 'positions of power' they have a tough time acquiescing control.

As to the SoS position, any group such as Judicial Watch I suppose was right in bringing it up – but I certainly hope they didn't really think she'd be kept out of the position!

Hillary would have been in JAIL if she were running. Lets not forget the open lawsuits that she still battled even during the primaries. How could the Democratic party call out Republican on corruption when the Clinton Whitehouse was crawling with it? These people who are bitter about Hillary, get over it. You need therapy like these people who are trying to find out if Obama is a citizen, like these people who still insist that he is in cahoots with terrorists, a "secret Muslim," etc. Get therapy. Better yet, get Jesus.

it's nice to see the Constitution be amended to further "change" in this country. surely someone can sell her a cheaper seat.

Wow, I hope that $5000 cut in annual salary doesn't hurt her ability to maintain homes in NY and Washington, DC. Wait, since she'll no longer be the Junior senator from NY, she can sell her home in NY and just live in DC. But wait–Bill will want to have his own place, I'm sure, back in NYC near his offices.

I'll sleep better tonight knowing she'll be okay with the $5K pay cut.

Of course, I wonder how long it will take President-elect Obama to issue an executive order reinstating the pay raise once she's confirmed.

Hillary Rodham Clinton should have been "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES"...

Hillary Rodham Clinton is not about how much money she will earn. She is about how much she cares and what she can do for the people.

What's a constitution?

the only people that are getting a pay raise are the corporate CEO's and politicians on Capital Hill...while ordinary folks like myself are praying NOT to lose their jobs!!!!

Hey Jim,
What extra pay should she give back? She doesn't have the job yet. thats the whole point of the story. She cant get the job till the pay cut takes affect, so what extra pay should she give back?

First, I feel real sorry for Hillary having to give up that $5K raise. I'm sure she'll get by without it somehow. I think it was what had to be done, though.
Second, would all you Hillary fanatics get over it? She lost! She should be tickled pink that Obama offered her Secretary of State. I wouldn't have. Supreme Court justice, maybe. But not Secretary of State. It should have gone to someone with more foreign policy experience and more gravitas.

Somehow I think Hillary will survive without the extra $5,000.

Who cares or do you think that would phase Hillary no. She wants the job no matter what the cost.

Sorry to burst your bubble Judicial Watch! Just kidding.

She can afford it – and is getting the job of a lifetime!

Robert, Joan, & everyone else who continues on with the foolishness, the race is over and she didn't win!!!! Get over it and get on board!!!! PE Obama will be your president too!!!!!!

jim December 11th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

Did she give back all the extra pay as well?
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For what?
She doesn't even have the job yet.

I'm glad these right-wing radical groups aren't winning. Don't get me wrong, I don't like left-wing radical groups to win, either. I live in the center and their childish games (fit-throwing). They make me ill. Hillary will make a great SOS. Obama is doing a fine job at picking his cabinet. I think Bush has done a few things well, too, though.

When the law doesn't work for the politician, the politicians change the laws.
When are we going to kick this crooked, scandolous, money spending, unethical brood of vipers out?

Now, that's what you call a pay increase!!! Even without the $5K!

She is there to serve her country, I don't believe she is going to fret over the $5,000 salary cut... we need someone visible and respected around the world she will be a great secretary of State.

Pay cut??? Not much of a "pay cut" when the Obama campaign is paying off your $7,000,000+ campaign debt. Clinton will be Sec. of State soon and validate her title as Wicked Witch of the West.

I agree, guys...move on. She will make an admirable Secretary of State. If she's content enough to accept the position, don't you think it is time you accepted that she lost the nomination and support her current venture?

Besides why r u ppl. still debating if he is qualified r not? The point IS, he's got the presidency and he about 2 run with it. Regardless of what u ppl. think.

Is it me...or is it that I feel that the next step in rationalization should be the Senators/Rep taking a pay cut. I mean if you really think about it they have voted for pay raises evry year and have gotten them approved while the general population has not had raises or good benefits...dang they get that for free. I must ask...who's looking out for us common folk? A reality check is definately needed...?

When u think about it, who IS qualified to b president. The answer... someone that has already held the office. There is no such thing as practicing 2 be president. Mc Cain is no more qualified than Obama. They both have a whole team of advisors behind them running the show anyways. Obviously Obama is a very smart, motivated person to have made it as far as he has. Plus there have individuals picked with less political experience than him.

"While Clinton is missing out on the nearly $5,000 pay raise, she still stands to make about $10,000 more as secretary of state than she currently draws as a U.S. senator."

These people are already millionaires they might as well cut the pay to $1.

Robert NYC: "Hillary Clinton should have been the president."

yeah, probably, but my question is if she was president do you think she would have nominated Barack for a position as high as secretary of state?

Listen to these morons:

"Agreed, Obama is not qualified"

The power of stupidity is amazing.

Obama is in every way qualified – he is at least 35 years old, a natural born citizen of the United States, and gathered enough votes to win in the electoral college, driven directly by citizen's votes, as certified by the Secretary of each of the 50 states.

That's all you need to be President. All this other talk about "who is qualified" doesn't mean squat, as evidenced by the fact you voted Dubya into office....twice.

Get a life Robert, you are sounding more and more like a SORE LOOSER.

Move on or move out of the country. She will trample you hands down.

What "extra pay" are you talking about, Jim. Your comment doesn't make sense.

I can't argue with Judicial Watch about the part of the Constitution here, but seriously people, do you think when she voted for that raise for Secy of State that she had any thought whatsoever that it might be her in that office in 2009? Personally, it would not have bothered me for her to get the raise in the new position. I think she's going to earn every dime of her salary and that she's going to be a great Secretary of State. Look for her to re-establish GOOD relationships with other countries that we've managed to tick off the last 8 years.

Actually her salary of $186k is $3577/wk. Which equates to $71/hr for 5 day work week @10 hrs/day. Given that the average CEO for a large organization makes in excess of $750k/ yr. I think he got a great deal. Look he's already managing resources more efficiently.

What is $ 5,000 to the Clintons, but pocket change.

Arc wrote:
Thank God Hillary Clinton was soundly defeated for the Democratic nomination because John McCain would have crushed her in the General Election.
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I disagree. Most americans placed blame for the economic crisis on the Republicans, and Hillary (just like Obama) would have benefited from it. However, I do think the race would have been closer because 1) African Americans would not have voted for Hillary in the large numbers as they did for Obama and 2) McCain would not had chosen Palin as his running mate if he faced Hillary.

"Did she give back all the extra pay as well?"

How could she? She is not in the job yet, so she hasn't received any pay at all. After she is confirmed, Congress will raise it back, just as they did before. A real non-issue.

The intent of the clause and others like it is to keep an elected official from voting to inflate the salary of a job and then leave office to take that same job. It was never intended to keep a Congressman or Senator from leaving office to take another position. Congress is upholding the spirit and intent of the Constitution by lowering the salary. Judicial Watch is out to lunch on this one. They are just trying to promote a skewed reading of the Constitution to give Hillary some grief. They know perfectly well the SCOTUS would look at the existing precedent and let things stand.

Actually, her salary of $186,000/yr equates to $3576/wk. Which is $71/hr for a 5 day workweek @10 hr day before taxes. Given that the average CEO make in excess of $500,000/yr. The salary is quite slight. President -Elect OBAMA knows a good deal when he sees it!!!!!

The job of SOS is essentially to administer the SD. Let's see, what has HRC administered? The health care fiasco when her husband was president. Hmm. That's not good. What else? Her presidential campaign. Even worse. BO's been making some pretty good selections so far, but this one may turn out to be a disaster.

How much will the president elect and his cabinet be paid? It would be interesting to see the salary ranges of top government US officials. Would a cut in the overall salaries of the US government as a whole save enough money to help the Economy? I think this is a question Jack Cafferty could help answer.

The right watchdog group are the onlyones who are making a big deal about the pay raise. Hillary will make $10000 more money without the increase in pay if she becomes SOS than her senate seat. The perks and benefits to be a top diplomat has no boundries not to mention the experience. She deserves to be SOS for crying out loud.

Still bad mouthing Hillary I see. Well, just wait until Mr. full of promises Obama gets in office and cannot deliver anything on his own. Before his first term is over the world will see just who Obama is and what he is all about. He already is going back on things he promised the far left, ha ha and going towards the center, I bet that frosts you guy hey, ha ha. Stay tuned, there is more to come. And by the way, Obama did not run a squeaky clean campaign and his true self will come out once he is the white house.

ROBERT NYC-SHE'S NOT PER THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. LET GO AND TRY GOD

CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT- I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED TO BE MAYOR-GET OVER YOURSELF

overrated

It's okay.

Now if the media would only report the story about Obama's orginal true birth certificate that he has 3 law firms hired to supress the inforamtion

CRYBABIES. OBAMA WON, GET OVER IT.

As if the Clinton's ever counted on their paycheck to make them rich! Bill has found so many other ways to make money that they could easily donate their paychecks and never even feel the pinch.
Robert NYC you really do need to get over it. I doubt that with the dreadful campaign Hillary ran and all the scandals surrounding her and Bill said could have beaten McCain.
She is very lucky Obama made her SOS because she mostly like would not have been reeleceted to her senate seat.

As if the Clinton's ever counted on their paycheck to make them rich! Bill has found so many other ways to make money that they could easily donate their paychecks and never even feel the pinch.
Robert NYC you really do need to get over it. I doubt that with the dreadful campaign Hillary ran and all the scandals surrounding her and Bill said could have beaten McCain.
She is very lucky Obama made her SOS because she mostly like would not have been reeleceted to her senate seat.

@Clinton for President – Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda. Obama is qualified to be President and he didn't have to make up some imaginary story about being caught in the middle of sniper fire in Bosnia! Why don't you and the rest of the haters and racists wait and see what he does when he takes office instead of condeming him before he's even sworn in? Those must be some very bitter and sour grapes you're chewing on!

It is pointless to carry a bitter torch for Hillary Clinton at this point. She totally came out of this smiling. I think she'll make a lousy Secretary of State and don't want the Clintons anywhere near politics ever again, but the decision has been made. She's making more money per year doing this, she's out of the country where she can't campaign against Obama, it shuts up Bill Clinton (I loved him when he was President, the problem is, he thinks that he still IS President), and it keeps her busy. Will she rise to the challenge? The question really is "Will her husband shut up and let her do the job?"

Hillary Clinton is lucky to be getting the SOS position, after all the kitchen sink she use against our president elect Obama, he has a precious heart. God Bless Barack Hussein Obama our next President.

Robert NYC & Clinton for President, it's going to be a long 4 yrs for you both, isn't it. Coulda, Shoulda ,Woulda, she lost, get over it!!!

This salary is still more than the average American makes in a year. She won't starve. Bill can make more speeches and earn millions.
I think she will make a good Sec of State.

Every time I read about that line in the constitution I wonder what else in there is archaic, useless, or makes no sense. It is a joke that such a rule, given the circumstances, should ever hold someone from getting this position.

awe looks like robert is hungry, how about a waaaahmburger and some cries, she lost, its over, move on

I can't believe people are still crying about Hillary and that she should've been president. Should've, would've, could've.. she lost fair and square.

Gore should've been president in 2000.. you still wanna cry about that?

Kerry would've made a better president in 2004... still complaining?

Obama won fairly, and he destroyed the McCain ticket... are you saying that we should ignore the laws and people's votes? The more you guys cry about Hillary, the more you're saying that people's votes and democracy shouldn't be our system of government. You don't like it.. I have a bridge in China to sell you.

She is a Clinton, I'm sure she will find a way to make up the difference.

You guys... come on... It's over...

There were no demons or angels in this past election. The name calling is unnecessary.

Obama was elected fair and sqare, and deserves our support.

Hillary was a strong candidate but she lost.

And they are both politicians.

Let's move on...

Its okay. The book Hillary will write after being Senator, Secretary of State, and running for President, will make her millions! This pay cut is nothing. Besides, she doesnt' do this work for the money....she does it because she cares and because she's an incredible public servant. Also, wait till she writes that book after she becomes the first woman President in '16. Now THAT will earn her hundreds of millions.

Like any official pay grade really matters here... the Clintons don't make the majority of their income from their official salaries.. they make their money on their books, speaking engagements, fundraising gigs...

The official government salary is but a pittance as compared to what they make outside of that. I doubt she'll be hurting.

Hillary is more than qualified to be President but she will do a very good Secretary of State and a few dollars cut llike that won't make a difference to her . We hope that u run again and the path will be much easier the next time, Let's just make sure that FL and MI don't move their primaries and it will be all her's

Hillary's new salary of $186,000 will be well earned.
Does not include the Cost of Air Force 3, Travel Expense, Secret Service Cost, Offfice and Stationary Expense; Nice Package, well deserved !

I don't think that Clinton ran anything other than the expected level of negative campaign against Obama. So, I don't fault her for that. But the democratic party did make the right choice. Obama is a vastly superior leader than either Clinton or McCain. If he wasn't, he would not have won.

The person who should be the president is the person whom the people elect. To suggest otherwise is an affront to the Constitution.

December 11th, 2008 3:03 pm ET

Some of those people in DC should try to live on 6.50/hour like some of the people out here in the real world.

That's a brillian thought, BB. But it wouldn't be fair for Biden to make $6.50 an hour while his boss had the same paycheck. Or maybe we could let the Illinois governor buy the job of president by offering to work for $1 a year. . . not that such a move would make sense to him.

The reality is I don't think we want to deprive our leaders of the compensation they earn. I want the good ones to get everything they deserve. . . . come to think of it, I want MANY of them to get what they deserve, because that would be a pay cut for most Senators and Congressmen and women.

No matter how much you make, you have to really care about the country to take a pay cut for in many ways a harder job. I have faith that incoming Secretary of State Clinton will help the Obama Administration get us back on track.

Robert, NYC, and Joan:

Last I checked, We the People chose Obama over Clinton and over McCain. Obama got the most votes, so he should be -and will be – President.

Democracy sucks when you're on the losing end, because you've got no one to blame but your fellow countrymen!

At first I was in favor of the Bail Out – now that every company, city and orginization has their hand out I have a better idea. I heard this as a joke but now it makes perfect since.
The government should send every American citizen over the age of 25 a stimulis check for $100,000.00. Then the people, whose money this is anyway, will shop and put the money back into the econmy. We won't go on $440m spa retreats and we won't fly in private jets requesting help. The government won't have to pay an over seeer to watch how the monies are spent (another savings). $100,000. is not enough to retire on or stop working. It is enough to pay off dept , shop and get our lives back in order. Some families / friends may even combine their monies and start a small business.

Thank you for listening
Annette Mastermaker
Hollywood, Fl

Robert and anyone else who is still hung up on theirs wants.

Obama won the primary and won the General Election fair and square. You are wrong, Hillary shoud not be president because she lost the primary.

Get over it, move on and grow up.

The election is over and the winner will be sworn in pretty soon, Robert, I think you need to let go.

Only $186,000. How will she survive !!!!

Actually Hillary would have beat McCain easier than Obama did. She won the bigger states in the primaries and if you do the math she would have had more electoral votes than Obama got based on the states they won.

Hillary 2016!!

And how many people has he driven to drink due to his Incompetence over the last 8 years.

He wil be rightly regarded as one of the worst presidents EVER.

Thank God Hillary Clinton was soundly defeated for the Democratic nomination because John McCain would have crushed her in the General Election. When the dust settled, it was she who was unelectable.

And for her troubles she was nominated by President Elect Obama to be Secretary of State. Not bad, considering the vile, negative, dishonest, racist and hypocrisy-laden sewer campaign that she ran for the nomination. arc Lugano, CH
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Soundly defeated ??????- Hillary beat Obama in the popular vote and he was only able to secure the nomination becasue he had more support from the super delegates. Obama could not even claim the nomination until the very last contests in June – that's how close it was Arc – get real.

As for the "racist" accusation – Hillary (and Bill) Clinton has a 30 year public record of supporting and promoting civil rights. Anyone who would question their commitment to equality obviously knows nothing about them.

What did Sarah Palin have to say about this?

Saying that "Hillary Clinton should have been the president." a million times isn't going to make it happen. Deal with it. 18million people thought so, but America thought otherwise.

To those of you who thought Hillary Clinton should have been president - heads up not according to the voters.

What a ridiculous clause! Time to amend it.

She is worth every penny and more. She is (as the NYT indicated in their endorsement of her for President) a brilliant woman.

We should all be grateful that someone of her caliberm with her talent, expereince and ability was gracious enough to accept Barack Obama's offer.

Hillary clinton is a billionair,she is not in this for the money. since she losted to be president ,I am happy she will be the secretary of state.merry exmas to hillary and her family!!!! a supporter hillary!!! Houston Tex.

she will get the money from warren buffett.

"Thank God Hillary Clinton was soundly defeated for the Democratic nomination because John McCain would have crushed her in the General Election."

What? Are you kidding. You lost credibility with the word "soundly." Try "barely." In addition, this race was not John McCain's to win...no matter what! I voted for him, but I never expected him to win. Hillary would have won and she would have been the best possible President. Instead, we'll have to settle Mr. Uhhh Ummmm Errrr Uhhhh and the BEST SoS this country has ever seen!!

Barack Obama has a current approval rating of 79 percent.

It just tickles me to hear the bitter fringe (mostly Hillary-fanatics).

I can understand the right-wingers being bitter, but Hillary supporters should be happy. Barack didn't have to appoint her, and she would have ended up spending another four years as Senator doing town hall meetings in Buffallo and dealing with pothole issues.

Arc, I would hardly call HRC being beaten by a few hundred thousand votes out of 36 million cast in Democratic primaries as being 'soundly defeated'.

That's still a nice salary. In the times that we are facing, it' more than sufficient. I don't think SOS to-be Clinton is too upset about it.

How very small and petty! Judicial Watch is not watching out for the American People, they can always rial up more funds for their own coffers by finding ways to bash Hillary and Bill Clinton. I pray that I will live to see the day when such scum, such hypocrits are frowned on by good and decent people.

It is about time someone on the right finally read the Constitution. They should have been reading it when they wrote the Patriot act or the FISA bill or before suspending Habeas Corpus.

I am just glad they paved the way for Hillary to be confirmed.

arc, Lugano CH December 11th, 2008 3:23 pm ET

Robert NYC December 11th, 2008 3:03 pm ET
Hillary Clinton should have been the president.
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Thank God Hillary Clinton was soundly defeated for the Democratic nomination because John McCain would have crushed her in the General Election. When the dust settled, it was she who was unelectable.

And for her troubles she was nominated by President Elect Obama to be Secretary of State. Not bad, considering the vile, negative, dishonest, racist and hypocrisy-laden sewer campaign that she ran for the nomination.
Now that Hypocrosy
All you Obama supporters and his campain spur that anybody who used his whole name or said anything bad against him was a racist or was hate mongering. You still complain about Hillary and Yet he can use his full name if it suits him but nobody else can because it's speading hat and racism.
You all crack me up

Hillary you should have stepped two paces to the right and shaken my hand, but you didn't . Now you have to out shine Barack, and I think he is to good tobe true. Anyhow, just make your supporters proud girl, we still think you are the one. Just remember, keep your feet on the ground and keep intouch with the common American People.

2012

Niiiice. Clearly circumventing the Constitution to suit political goals.

Sooner or later we'll realize that the founding documents of this Country are completely null and void.

Welcome to Omerica.

Well, at least some people in the government are being fiscally responsible, and she is worth millions so it doesn't hurt my feelings in the least.

Hillary is a millionaire. So what's the story? One more jab at Clinton?

Everybody in Congress and the Senate need a PAY cut!!!!

Did anyone notice how they tried to sneak a pay raise for Federal Judges into the bail out for the auto companies???

She isn' t doing these jobs for the money. It's all about power and drive. This is nickels and dimes to Hillary.

Poor Hill well Bill still gets 400 Grand an hour for his speeches the Poor poor Clintons is their Household on a budget?

>Did she give back all the extra pay as well?

Give what back? She never received any extra pay as SofS–she's not been confirmed for the office yet!

Prestige or payola...guess she has to live with the former...not that she and Bill don't have plenty of plenty anyway.

"Thank God Hillary Clinton was soundly defeated for the Democratic nomination because John McCain would have crushed her in the General Election. When the dust settled, it was she who was unelectable."
Actually, exit polling showed that she would have defeated John McCain by almost twice the amount Obama did.

Is anybody ever really ready or qualified to be president. It's not as if she or the others before Obama was ever a president to know what the job really entails and knew what would come up as the POTUS, just ask Bush! If Hillary was so qualified or others, why weren't they able to defeat Obama, afterall, he was just an unknown senator from Illinois!

Robert NYC – get over it.....Barack Hussein Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States Of America!!

so how about for 2 years this people just go to campaigne and do nothing and still get big pay....should blcok their salary anyway...they go to DC because just smell big $$$$$$$ already waiting there...and make them self filty rich

I think all the congress and senators should roll back their pay also. Where is their sacrifices that they want everyone to make ?

OK....you won't post what I wrote so here's a nicer version.....
"aint that special" !!!!!!!

"And for her troubles she was nominated by President Elect Obama to be Secretary of State. Not bad, considering the vile, negative, dishonest, racist and hypocrisy-laden sewer campaign that she ran for the nomination."

Yes, and I'm surprised she accepted considering the vile, negative, dishonest, sexist and hypocrisy-laden sewer campaign that he ran for the nomination

Well at least she be making under $250,000.
that means she too will be getting a tax cut. Wohoo!!

Clinton for President December 11th, 2008 3:14 pm ET
Agreed, Obama is not qualified, Hillary Clinton or anyone else, anyone, should have been a better president.
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One thing that Hillary and President Elect Obama have in common is neither of them has ever been the President of the United States.

So how is Hillary more qualified?

GWB has served 8 yrs now. Is he more qualified than Hillary to continue being the President of the United States?

Wawawawa! Poor little rich girl.

Disgruntled Hillary supporters are welcome to live in the past. The rest of us, including Hillary herself, are looking toward the future.

The difference in salary will not make a difference to Hillary. However it was important to remove all potential legal hurders ahead of her confirmation hearing.

Leave it to some conservative action group. I think they should be looking into the amount of money that Evangelical preachers take from senior citizens who are easily manipulated to sending these crooks their social security checks. I guess it might be a little too close to home though. DUH!!!

"Some of those people in DC should try to live on 6.50/hour like some of the people out here in the real world."
Hillary Clinton has a law degree from Yale, she is a former First Lady, sitting United States Senator, and Secretary of State-designate. Why on earth should she try living on $6.50/hour? I think that she took steps in her life to avoid having to live on $6.50/hour.

I do not think her pay should be cut. I know how hard it will be to try to live on appox. $170,000.00 a year. I only make $46,800.00 a year and it's hard, so if all she gets is the $170,000.00 I think it will be hard for her to live on it. I know that if that was all I was making, I would really have to tighten my belt to live on the little bit more she makes above my present pay.

I hope they do not make her pay for her own meals or jet fuel and I hope the government does not charge her $15.00 for the first checked piece of baggage considering all the baggage she carries with her. LOL

The only people who are living on $6.50 an hour are those who chose not to get an education. No worries for Hillary, Bill was finally making the bread.

I'm sure the pay cut doesn't mean a thing to Hillary or Bill since they've made over 100 million since he was president. They're as out of touch with the common people's daily living problems as any of these super wealthy politicians.

Robert of NYC- Its an adult who is able to accept what is, instead of pouting and cryin over spilled milk. Hillary will be Secretary of State. Maybe, that is her destiny, at this time, in this place. If she is woman enough to accept that, when will you be man enough to move on with YOUR life.

Obama shows his fiscal prudence by hiring a Secretary of State that they have to pay less than anyone else under consideration. Kudos!

I don't understand why they just don't get paid, because I am sure Hillary and Obama could live off of not getting paid, but just on their book sales..that will help out with some debt...

Robert NYC
Get over it already. The people spoke, if she should have been president the people would have voted for her> I believe in letting the majority decide like they did. At least the President-elect offered her a Great position to still remain in the spotlight. I am sure she would not have been so generious to him if she had won.

Robert NYC December 11th, 2008 3:03 pm ET
Hillary Clinton should have been the president.
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Thank God Hillary Clinton was soundly defeated for the Democratic nomination because John McCain would have crushed her in the General Election. When the dust settled, it was she who was unelectable.

And for her troubles she was nominated by President Elect Obama to be Secretary of State. Not bad, considering the vile, negative, dishonest, racist and hypocrisy-laden sewer campaign that she ran for the nomination.

This average out to 416.00 month. Do you think Clinton is worried about the dollar amount? Any rate, it would be a lot for me, put pennies to her.

@Robert..

If ya coulda woulda....it wasn't meant cause we have a new President-Elect...OBAMA...

The Clinton's are uber rich, I don't think a paycut will make a dent in Hillary's pocketbook.

Robert from NYC, you should have not been so DUMB!

QUIT YOUR WHINING. LIVE IN THE NOW!!! ITS PRESIDENT OBAMA, SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON. I LIKE THE RING OF IT!!!

To Robert NYC..Yes and Obama should have been the janitor.

But she is not, Robert NYC she should have not been so DUMB.

So, It can be raised again!

Did she give back all the extra pay as well?

Amen, Robert.

Agreed, Obama is not qualified, Hillary Clinton or anyone else, anyone, should have been a better president.

Is she going to apply for gov. hand outs now?

To Robert Move on the Race Is OVER !

That's All?

Hillary will hardly miss $5000, this is the woman who loaned her campaign a couple million dollars!

Is it sharing the wealth, in a socialist nation everyone contribtues in the form of high-tax so everyone else can enjoy well-fare, and even abortion will be paid for with tax-payers' money?

im suprised but glad they did this. Hillary will be a great secretary of state.

How petty for Judicial Watch. I'm sure Clinton won't be missing the extra 5k a year since she is a multi-millionaire. Don't we need to worry about other things rather than this?

Back on the speakers circuit...

Great!. Now make sure she is confirmed.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE SOME MORE SERBIANS IN ALASKA.

Some of those people in DC should try to live on 6.50/hour like some of the people out here in the real world.

Hillary Clinton should have been the president.

Now maybe she can pay off her own campaign debt.

This is a story? I hardly doubt Sen. Clinton is taking the Secretary of State job for the $10k dollar pay raise. It seems like there are more important things going on that should make your front page.

Who cares.......she's already rich!

It's ok. She wasn't planning on making the bulk of her money from her paycheck – LOL!