Poor Hillary Clinton is caught between two formidable forces: her greed versus her ambition. At the Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin lays out the greed problem, citing an earlier Post report: At least eight universities, including four public institutions, have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak on their campuses over the past year, sparking a backlash from some student groups and teachers at a time of austerity in higher education. (snip) Since stepping down as secretary of state in early 2013, Clinton has given dozens of paid speeches to industry conventions and Wall Street banks. But Clinton’s acceptance of high fees for university visits has drawn particularly sharp criticism, with some students and academic officials saying the expenditures are a poor use of funds at a time of steep tuition hikes and budget cuts across higher education. Rubin comments: Despite all this and the horrendous publicity she has been receiving,...(Read Full Post)