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State Dept: Hillary to Step Down Despite Obama Win.....

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State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said Wednesday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton still plans to step down after her successor is chosen despite President Barack Obama winning a second term.

“I don’t think the secretary’s plans have changed. You’ve heard her say many times that she intends to see through transition of a successor and then she will go back to private life and enjoy some rest and think and write and all those things,” Nuland said.

"I have ruled it out. It's important for me to step off this incredibly high wire I've been on, to take stock of the rest of my life," she said, adding, "I will always want to be in service to my country."

She the list of possible Democratic contenders for president in 2016. Vice President Joe Biden’s name is also being bandied about for a presidential run in 2016.....snip~

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/state-dept-hillary-will-step-down-despite-obama-win
CNSNews.com November 7, 2012<<<<<

Will she run in 2016? It's clear she is stepping down!
 
Either starting her run in 16 or a spot on the court. Either way good luck
 
It's routine for most of these officials to stop after one term. We might be reading too much into this.
 
It's routine for most of these officials to stop after one term. We might be reading too much into this.

Didn't Colin Powell do kind of the same thing in '04?
 
She stated numerous times before hand she would retire after Barack's first term, regardless of the outcome.
 
If she is going to run and so is Biden that will face them off in a Primary. How can Biden even think he stands a chance against her is beyond me.
 
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State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said Wednesday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton still plans to step down after her successor is chosen despite President Barack Obama winning a second term.

“I don’t think the secretary’s plans have changed. You’ve heard her say many times that she intends to see through transition of a successor and then she will go back to private life and enjoy some rest and think and write and all those things,” Nuland said.

"I have ruled it out. It's important for me to step off this incredibly high wire I've been on, to take stock of the rest of my life," she said, adding, "I will always want to be in service to my country."

She the list of possible Democratic contenders for president in 2016. Vice President Joe Biden’s name is also being bandied about for a presidential run in 2016.....snip~

State Dept: Hillary Will Step Down Despite Obama Win | CNSNews.com
CNSNews.com November 7, 2012<<<<<

Will she run in 2016? It's clear she is stepping down!

I doubt Hillary Clinton will run in 2016. I'm not surprised she's stepping down. She's getting old.
 
Didn't Colin Powell do kind of the same thing in '04?

Aside from the fact that there was clear-cut tension in that relationship, yeah. The thing is, this is a long-standing tendency in government work, stretching to some aspects into the beginning of the Republic. The good thing is you can discover these sorts of things readily through Wikipedia rather than go through an endless amount of documents. Lower-level administration/department officials typically quit within a couple of years of obtaining their position. It's demanding work, doesn't pay as much as these guys and gals can make from the private sector (with their useful skills, qualifications), and doesn't entirely help their resume afterwards to remain in the same spot. There's some notable exceptions, like Henry Stimson, but it's pretty common to get these people come in, make their mark, and split, or get a new position in the administration.
 
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Hillary loves the limelight too much to leave public life, but she can't run in 2016 unless she puts some distance between herself and the disaster that Obama's second term will be.
 
I doubt Hillary Clinton will run in 2016. I'm not surprised she's stepping down. She's getting old.

She's said as much herself.

I dont know why people keep talking about her & 2016, after she's ruled herself out. I know politicians can change their mind but in this case she's not only ruled herself out but given the reasons, years at the top, in the limelight, getting older, wants to enjoy the rest of her life & more time with her family.

For those looking for candidates though she also said though that she'd like to be there to applaud Americas first female president, so she's looking for a woman.

Anyway, good luck to her. I hope she enjoys her retirement.
 
Hillary loves the limelight too much to leave public life, but she can't run in 2016 unless she puts some distance between herself and the disaster that Obama's second term will be.

Good call. Nothing has gone atrociously wrong yet, so she's safe. But she knows she has to get out before it gets too bad.
 
Hillary loves the limelight too much to leave public life, but she can't run in 2016 unless she puts some distance between herself and the disaster that Obama's second term will be.

I don't know about her loving the limelight, but her naked ambition has always been clear. "Eight years for Bill; eight years for Hill" has always been the plan.
 
She stated she plans to leave public life, but then again she told New York she was going to serve her full term in the Senate when asked.....things change. It would be funny if she were to go to the Supreme Court--people forget she was a high dollar corporate lawyer, not some Legal Aid flunky trying to stop evictions. She would go further to the right than some might expect.
 
I'll call it now. No ****ing way Biden runs in 2016. No ****ing way.
 
I would be very surprised to see either Hilary or Biden as the 2016 Democrat nominee though Biden, as VP, would be the obvious choice if it weren't for him being 74 when the time comes.
 
Even Reagan was not that old when he ran for his first term. One race I would find intriguing would be a Christie/Cuomo race, even though Christie will still wipe his ass with Cuomo at the debates . Those two men hate each other and I don't think there has ever been governors from adjoining states running against each other ( I could be wrong).
 
Even Reagan was not that old when he ran for his first term. One race I would find intriguing would be a Christie/Cuomo race, even though Christie will still wipe his ass with Cuomo at the debates . Those two men hate each other and I don't think there has ever been governors from adjoining states running against each other ( I could be wrong).

Now that's a debate I would like to see... :lol:
 
I don't know about her loving the limelight, but her naked ambition has always been clear. "Eight years for Bill; eight years for Hill" has always been the plan.
Hillary and naked should never be mentioned together.:thumbdown:vomit:
 
a shame, the one qualified cabinet member is gone.
 
Hillary will step down because the Benghazi facts will come out and the evil ***** is in it up to her eyeballs along with obama.

True dat. And if she runs for POTUS in 2016, this will come back and bite her in the ass. And I hope whoever the GOP nominee is, he/she (assuming it would be Condi Rice) should milk it for all it's worth.
 
She was an excellent Secretary of State, and she'd be an excellent president. If she chooses to run and I've still got enough life in me to check an absentee ballot, I'd vote for her in a heartbeat.
 
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