Sometimes television advertising fails to reach even an interested consumer. I had no idea that CNN was going to convene a panel of past secretaries of state, if I had, I would have promoted that event here. The CNN special The Next President – A World of Challenges aired this past weekend, in which a panel of five former Secretaries of State were questioned by Christiane Amanpour and Frank Sesno about what advice they have for “The Next President.” The program was blogged by CNN's Anderson Cooper here. From the abbreviated version that I saw the general theme seemed to be realist in tone and stressed engagement with the world to rebuild U.S. prestige and influence.
