Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton’s Tutor in War and Peace

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33. Let me ask you a question

Hi, Octafish. For years, I've read your posts with enjoyment and respect. Even when I haven't agreed with your point of view, I've learned something significant from your posts. This post, however, hits me with a level of importance that I feel obligated to respond to.

May I respectfully ask you a question based on my own experience?

Isn't it useful to get information from every source you have available? Even if you don't agree with their observations or their history, doesn't the best decision making come from getting information from the broadest possible sources? The person you vehemently disagree with can offer a gold nugget of an idea. There have been several occasions in my professional career where someone I loathe has made an observation that I completely disagreed with. Yet, upon reflection, there was a tiny idea in their comments that solved a major issue.

Perhaps it's not so bad if our governmental officials have healthy dialogues with their predecessors. I remember an episode near the end of the run of "The West Wing" called "Institutional Memory." The theme of the show was that the government has to continue functioning even as administrations change.

So my question is this: If Hillary Clinton is elected President of the United States, are there any advisors that you believe she should never seek advice from?