Hillary Clinton says she’s done with ‘high wire of American politics’

[261911]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told State Department employees Thursday that she will not stay on in the job if President Obama wins re-election, saying that after two decades, she is ready to step off "the high wire of American politics."

"I think I have made it clear that I will certainly stay on until the President nominates someone and that transition can occur," Clinton said at a "town hall" forum with State Department employees Thursday morning. "But I think after 20 years—and it will be 20 years—of being on the high wire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would be probably a good idea to just find out how tired I am."

"I don't want to think about what might come next, because I don't want me or any of us to divert our attention," Clinton continued, adding that she plans to "work as hard as I can to the last minute I have the honor of being Secretary ... to support all of you."

A State Department official confirmed Clinton's comment, writing to Yahoo News: "Yes, she did [say that]. She said she would stay on until Obama nominates another Secretary of State."

Clinton was answering a question at a State Department meeting with department employees Thursday morning when she made the statement. The event was ostensibly to mark the anniversary of the Department's issuing of its first "Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review" (QDDR)--a major agency vision/planning document that Clinton sees as a key legacy of her tenure as Obama's top diplomat.

But as often happens with Clinton--(see for instance the dozens of reports noting the return of her famous headband when she attended Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night)--her own celebrity news instantly eclipsed the subject at hand.

"Clinton tells State employees she's not staying on if Obama re-elected but will work until last minute," CNN's Elise Labott first posted on Twitter.
Clinton has previously said in numerous interviews that she would serve only one term as Obama's Secretary of State. She has said that she loves the job but has found the constant international travel physically grueling, and has longed to work on promoting women's and children's development, writing and travel, from private life.

"There's so many things I'm interested in, I mean, really going back to private life and spending time reading, and writing, and maybe teaching, doing some personal travel, not the kind of travel where you bring along a couple of hundred people with you," Clinton elaborated to Tavis Smiley last year.

But her soaring popularity numbers and global celebrity status have fueled constant speculation on her future political plans. She and the White House have vehemently denied a persistent rumor that she might be nominated to run as Obama's vice president at the DNC this fall. She has also previously denied that she will pursue another run at the presidency in 2016 (though not all of her aides are convinced).

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Na Na Na Na. Na Na Na Na. Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye!

[lightnin']

...Mrs. Clinton proved to be a poor candidate on the "highwire of American politics" in '08
when she blew through $100MM and couldn't secure the 'rat nomination to a first time participant
in national politics, Barack Bozobama.

As I recall, she threw in the towel only after Bozobama pledged to cover a portion of her campaign debts
and she'd keep her meddling husband, an impeached former POTUS away from the Executive office complex.

High-wire act ?

The Wallendas she ain't !...

[UB_S]

She is quitting because she's tired - yeah - right...

Some say she was cheated out of the 08 nomination?!

Never trust the media, never trust the dems/liberals, never - NEVER - trust the Clintons... she may still wind up on the ticket as VP - who knows...

[Warhawk1982]

She's opening the door for chelsea.

[lightnin']

Originally Posted by Warhawk1982

She's opening the door for chelsea.

...residency in New York ?

Yep.

I can see a run for U.S. Senate in the next 10-12 years, unless she:

1) Gets appointed to the U.S. Senate by Cuomo. No run required.

2) Comes across as stupid/entitled and can't be appointed or elected as did
"Sweet Caroline" Kennedy-Scholssberg following Hillary Clinton becoming
SoS and vacating her Senate seat.

It's gonna happen; you nailed it, Warhawk.

[TheCatholic]

Hillary is full of Barbara Streisand. She wants out so when Obama loses she won't be tainted and she can run in 2016.

[UB_S]

Originally Posted by TheCatholic

Hillary is full of Barbara Streisand. She wants out so when Obama loses she won't be tainted and she can run in 2016.

BS alright - but ambitious nevertheless - I can see her waiting/positioning herself for 2016 as well...

[lightnin']

...as long as she can hold her head erect, her husband will be scheming to get his worthless arse back in the White House,
AF1, and in front of a camera by getting her elected in his place.

Thankfully, it ain't gonna happen; not in '16, not ever-regardless of what happens this November.

[NeverCryWolf]

Well hopefully she will lose her job in November anyway ... because Obama WILL NOT BE RE-ELECTED!

[politicalboy]

To bad she did not fall off of the high wire.