Clinton's State Department awards companies that donate to Clinton's foundation

Washington Examiner Editorial:
The State Department's Award for Corporate Excellence is a prestigious honor for U.S. corporations, established in 1999. It "recognizes the important role U.S. businesses play abroad as good corporate citizens."

So what makes a good corporate citizen of the world? It turns out that when Hillary Clinton is secretary of state, this quality strongly correlates with donations to the Clinton Foundation. The Washington Examiner's Sarah Westwood reported Thursday that 22 out of 37 corporate nominees for the award during Clinton's tenure — and six of the eight winners in those four years — just happened to be donors to the Clinton Foundation.

Naturally, if even serious official decisions about foreign ownership of American uranium can fall under the cloud of Clinton cash, then it is hardly surprising that an insignificant award could as well. Clinton's campaign probably has little to worry about these scandals for now. If the Clinton era has taught America anything — from Gennifer Flowers to Marc Rich, and on to President Clinton's post-presidential popularity — it is that Democratic voters can forgive a scoundrel. For example, the latest Quinnipiac poll shows that only 75 percent of Democrats believe Clinton to be "honest and trustworthy" (17 percent say she is not) yet between 85 and 90 percent plan to vote for her, depending on which Republican she faces.

But what Democrats will not forgive is a scoundrel who is also a loser. This is why a new poll should have Team Clinton more concerned than any number of apparently conflicted or corrupt arrangements ever could.
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That is why the latest Virginia poll showing Jeb Bush beating her is a sign of real trouble for Hillary Clinton.  The combination of the bad polls and the sandal erupting around the Clinton foundation and her times as Secretary of State could be devastating for her.  She was a sloppy Secretary of State who accomplished nothing but contributed mightily to the disaster in Libya,  She showed poor management by ignoring the red flags that led to the Benghazi debacle, and it appears her management of the foundation is equally inept.

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