Why Isn't Clinton Smiling?

Bill Clinton was called in for pinch-hit diplomacy to rescue two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea on trumped-up charges. The result of his trip was seemingly a miracle. The message from the State Department is that the very presence of Clinton (along with a healthly dose of Obama's favorite medicine: apology) secured the women's release in record time. So why isn't Clinton smiling in ANY of the photos? Perhaps he knows something we don't.

Clinton's "miracle" trip to North Korea is clearly anything but a miracle. Does anyone really think that he would have gone over there if the journalists' release wasn't already a done-deal? Of course not. Bill Clinton isn't Jesse Jackson or Jimmy Carter — shameless self promoters who believe that there's no such thing as bad PR. Clinton, the king of "triangulation" is all about getting bang for his buck. He does not tilt at windmills — having learned that lesson the hard way early in his presidency. Someone high in government certainly had already secured the release of those women long before Clinton got on the plane to North Korea. Bill was diplomatic "cover" for Obama — used to make it appear that our State Department wasn't negotiating with Kim Jong Il, and hide what the price was.

I long ago gave up expecting our press to be curious when it comes to unexplained phenomena related to the Obama administration. But come on! Why isn't anyone seriously asking what we GAVE to that pot belly dictator in order to secure a bit of largess from one of this nation's most hostile enemies? Clearly Bill knows it will come out soon enough. And he's not happy about it.