Here's the last part if his analysis :
HH: Now I want to go back to the political round, and I left off. Cruz, you said we have to find out if he’s a mudder. What about Marco Rubio?
CK: Attractive, articulate, young, ran into a bit of trouble with that immigration bill, but he’s a contender.
HH: John Thune?
CK: He’s got the best jaw in the United States.
HH: (laughing)
CK: And I mean, he looks presidential, and he’s a real smart guy. And you know, I think he thought he was a little young to run last time. I think he eventually runs. He may not run in ’16, but I think he will be a candidate.
HH: And Paul Ryan?
CK: I love the guy. I mean, he’s, you know, he’s got courage. The Ryan Medicare plan, there aren’t a lot of guys who come up with that. And I think he might decide he can serve conservatism and the country best as House Budget chairman. But if he runs, he’d be a very strong choice, and I’d be delighted to see him in the race, and I would add Mitch Daniels. I hope he reconsiders.
HH: Rand Paul?
CK: Rand Paul, we just had him on our show the other night, very interesting, very smooth, very articulate. He represents a different kind of conservatism, not exactly my kind, but I have great respect for it. I’ve always said that libertarianism is indispensable as a critique of conservatism. I’m not sure it’s a governing ideology, but you never know. He’s attractive enough. He could prove me wrong.
HH: So I ran through all of these candidates – Christie, Kasich, Walker, Jindal, Cruz, Rubio, Thune, Ryan, Paul, and you mentioned Mitch Daniels, and I probably have missed someone. Can any of them beat Hillary?
CK: Every single one can beat Hillary. Hillary’s a paper tiger. Hillary was inevitable in ’08 and what happened to inevitability? I don’t think she’s that, I think she can win, of course. And I think she’ll get the nomination by acclamation for religious reasons.
HH: (laughing)
CK: She’s worshipped by the Democrats. But I don’t think that translates necessarily. The idea that she’s a shoe-in for the presidency I think is just ridiculously wrong. I don’t think she’s a great campaigner. You know, she’s got her strengths, but let me ask you this. You know the hyperbole about her being Secretary of State? Name me one thing she achieved in the four years. One. I’m not asking for Kissinger-China-Middle East, I’m not asking for a Baker, I’m not asking for a George Schultz or a George Marshall. Tell me one thing she achieved in the four years.
HH: No, that, I have posed that question to Politico reporters before, and they can’t come up with anything, because there isn’t anything, Charles.
CK: She traveled a lot.
HH: Yup.
CK: Well, so do I.
HH: Okay, so, but you mentioned the genius that is her husband. He will have a role in this. I’ve got to also read to you, Hillary was out at a speaking seminar. She was introduced this way. My friend sent me this. Served as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009-’13 after nearly four decades in public service. Her “smart power” approach to foreign policy repositioned American diplomacy and development for the 21st Century. Clinton played a central role in restoring America’s standing in the world, reasserting the United States as a pacific power, imposing crippling sanctions on Iran and North Korea, responding to the Arab awakening, and negotiating a cease fire in the Middle East. And then it goes on to say she’s traveled to 80 countries as a champion of human rights and democracy.
CK: Is that from the Onion?
HH: No, that is from her introduction that she sends out.
CK: Oh, I mean it sounds like the Onion. Every one of those is hilarious. Our standing in the world? Even the Germans won’t talk to us. Our standing in the world? Good grief.
HH: So she can’t sustain a…
CK: In Egypt, Egypt, there’s nobody, both sides in Egypt hate us. How do you achieve that? That takes a lot of work.
HH: It does.
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