Daily Notations from the Grid (II) : As #Clinton (#HRC) Begins Her Quest....

It was of interest as we assessed the view from the "Grid" on this to see how the "pundits" perceive #HRC (Our "hashtag" for Mrs. Clinton going forward) as she embarks upon her journey and the road ahead.   The contrast in these two editorials in the same paper was quite striking:

"Team Hillary's ascent to the Democratic nomination and White House isn't a certainty and challengers like former Gov....

Posted by The Hill on Thursday, April 16, 2015

"Clinton is offering presidential-level leadership to give voice and support to the powerful feeling of a large majority...

Posted by The Hill on Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Someone also referred to the strategy as "boring"--as some have said (including the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza)have noted the challenge with the E-Mail Controversy and some have also noted challenges with the work of the Clinton Foundation (as noted in a report from the Wall Street Journal yesterday):

Breaking: Clinton Foundation decides to continue accepting donations from foreign governments http://t.co/fURUK8Din0

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 15, 2015

It will be interesting.....

Daily Notations From the Grid: #TIme100 is Out & Iran's Zarif Made the List....

The Time 100 is out for 2015.   Iran's Foreign Minister made the list:

Right on @JZarif as u made @TIME's list of the world's most influential people #TIME100 http://t.co/PL7iA5vzgm via @TIMEWorld

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) April 16, 2015

What he has been involved with must be noted in this that was written by the Wilson Center's Robin Wright. If anyone can make the #IranDeal happen despite the current curveball thrown by the US Congress, he can.

Thought 4 the Week: On #Courage

#ThrowbackQuote:"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor." – Aristotle

Posted by Darren Hardy on Thursday, April 16, 2015