Apparently the State Department vetoed what has to have been one of the most lucrative offers Bill Clinton received while Hillary was the secretary of state.  Along with a paid speech in North Korea, the Congo offer was more than the Foggy Bottom bureaucrats could stomach.  Richard Miniter reports, and wonders exactly what was being purchased. Congo, one of the poorest nations on Earth, offered former President Bill Clinton a speaking fee of $650,000–a sum equal to annual per-capita income of 2,813 Congolese. (snip) What could Congo President Joseph Kabila want? While the possibilities are endless, two seem most likely: he sought U.S. permission to ignore Congo’s constitution and stay in power beyond his two-term limit, which expires in 2016, and he wanted to shield his overseas assets from international investigators. Bill and Hillary, especially when she was secretary of state, could be helpful on each count, if they wanted to be....(Read Full Post)