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(51,122 posts) Thu Jan 26, 2012, 04:30 PM Jan 2012

Hillary Clinton Says She’s Ready to Step Off ‘the High Wire of American Politics’ [View all]

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It’s not the first time she’s said she’s leaving government service after her current job, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton definitively said today she wants out of politics.

During a town hall meeting with State Department employees this morning Clinton said she is ready to step off “the high wire of American politics.” She said she’s paying no attention to the battle for the Republican presidential nomination and hasn’t watched any of the debates.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/hillary-clinton-says-shes-ready-to-step-off-the-high-wire-of-american-politics

She did a great job. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I would have been happy with either her or President Obama in the White House in 2008.

(Edited for a better link. We've known that she will step down for some time. But not quite yet.)

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Hillary Clinton Says She’s Ready to Step Off ‘the High Wire of American Politics’ [View all] onehandle Jan 2012 OP

Speaking tours? Taverner Jan 2012 #1

She's said before she's not running for anything in the future. nt TheWraith Jan 2012 #23

She'll get highpaying, no-work jobs sitting on the boards of defense contractors Ken Burch Jan 2012 #112

We love you, Hillary. Skinner Jan 2012 #2

+1!!! nt MADem Jan 2012 #16

Yes! Thank you Skinner. Hillary Clinton has served... YvonneCa Jan 2012 #37

She was a cheerleader for what she knew was a useless war Ken Burch Jan 2012 #114

And I disagrees with her and those who... YvonneCa Jan 2012 #115

Agreed. Firebrand Gary Jan 2012 #64

Some of us don't love her. Some of us are saying GOOD RIDDANCE because of what she has done. n.t antigop Jan 2012 #96

And some of us can't stand Obama and there he is. Beacool Jan 2012 #113

I'm not thrilled with either of them Ken Burch Jan 2012 #116

K&r n/t Politicub Jan 2012 #97

I have a feeling she'll be around in one form or another donheld Jan 2012 #118

+ a million. Raffi Ella Jan 2012 #135

+x100 emilyg Jan 2012 #136

she will be missed and I hope she stays in the public eye wwytchwood Jan 2012 #3

I am sorry to hear this. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #4

We've known that for a year or so, haven't we? lamp_shade Jan 2012 #5

Yes. TheWraith Jan 2012 #24

Let her retire. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #6

Excellent idea. geardaddy Jan 2012 #8

I like the way you think! eom Dulcinea Jan 2012 #9

great idea. nt DesertFlower Jan 2012 #12

I LIKE this! Yes! Yes! YES! BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #19

Hillary is a tad too old to be nominated to the Supreme Court, she'll be 65 this year. Tx4obama Jan 2012 #46

Dang. That's true. BlueCaliDem Jan 2012 #117

The Four Assholes of the Apocalypse might as well be considered papal. HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #50

That might be a good thing. glinda Jan 2012 #49

Most excellent idea. denbot Jan 2012 #61

Oh, yeah!!!! nt valerief Jan 2012 #65

I can understand how she feels MaineDem Jan 2012 #7

Hear, hear primavera Jan 2012 #63

Thank you for your service,Hillary. Hope sufrommich Jan 2012 #10

She looked really spent at the SOTU speech Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #11

I thought so, too. hamsterjill Jan 2012 #14

Digital television definition can be cruel, even on an analog television. nt MADem Jan 2012 #17

she does look tired. DesertFlower Jan 2012 #13

She did politicasista Jan 2012 #45

It's odd this story isn't on cnn.com, msnbc.com, Google News, etc. JaneQPublic Jan 2012 #15

Here are some links: Skinner Jan 2012 #20

Great! Thanks (nt) JaneQPublic Jan 2012 #22

This has been "out there" for a year or more. She's just prepping her team as we get closer to the MADem Jan 2012 #21

Had she announced before that she was going to step down after the election? Skinner Jan 2012 #25

I remember reading an article about this very thing about a year ago. MADem Jan 2012 #29

OK. Apparently the "stepping down" part is not new. Skinner Jan 2012 #26

I'm beginning to think that this is just an AP filler story. onehandle Jan 2012 #33

Maybe swap out your story for this one? Skinner Jan 2012 #34

Done. nt onehandle Jan 2012 #35

What is "new" here is that she got all her peeps together in the auditorium at State. MADem Jan 2012 #55

I wish her well and hope she gets to do whatever she wants to do. Botany Jan 2012 #18

We should all be so lucky. nt valerief Jan 2012 #66

Thank you Hillary. You have served your nation well. rurallib Jan 2012 #27

I look forward to establishment of the - DURHAM D Jan 2012 #28

I owe her my support if runs in 2016 bluestateguy Jan 2012 #30

I agree DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #42

She is brilliant, and we were lucky to have had her for as long as we did. Thank you, Hillary! juajen Jan 2012 #121

Hillary has done yeoman's work in a brutal job. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #31

She's hinted at this over the last few months Warpy Jan 2012 #32

Hillary for USSC Lil Missy Jan 2012 #36

Good riddance to DLC sHillary. Don't let the door hit you. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #38

Not cool. (nt) Skinner Jan 2012 #39

Not cool that she sold out the American worker. nt antigop Jan 2012 #41

What's not cool is your abject cluelessness. MADem Jan 2012 #56

I've posted MANY times on DU about DLC sHIllary. WATCH THESE VIDEOS! antigop Jan 2012 #71

Why don't you post your own threads instead of hijacking those of others? MADem Jan 2012 #77

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I won't watch them. They have nothing to do with the OP. Go peddle your gripes elsewhere. MADem Jan 2012 #88

Thank you for the opportunity to draw attention to the videos and what DLC sHillary has done. antigop Jan 2012 #93

So I'm not allowed to disagree with sHillary lovefest? n/t antigop Jan 2012 #81

You're being DELIBERATELY DISRUPTIVE. nt MADem Jan 2012 #89

NO, you're not allowing someone to disagree with the sHillary lovefest. WATCH THE VIDEOS! n/t antigop Jan 2012 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author antigop Jan 2012 #72

After all this time are you still clueless about the DLC? How pitiful. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #73

You are being rude, disruptive, hurtful and over-the-top--and I don't think I'm the only one MADem Jan 2012 #79

I'm drawing attention to what she has done. I guess you can't stand the DLC being called out. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #82

No you are not--you are deliberately, with malice, disrupting a thread about her retirement. MADem Jan 2012 #84

I'm saying GOOD RIDDANCE. I'm allowed to say that about a DLCer. No love lost. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #85

Good riddance? You mean you're leaving? Oh, happy day. nt MADem Jan 2012 #90

You haven't addressed the videos and what she has done. GOOD RIDDANCE TO HER. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #92

What part of "I will not watch your thread-disrupting videos, you rude person" is unclear to you? nt MADem Jan 2012 #94

HAHA. I'm "rude" because I point out why I say GOOD RIDDANCE. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #98

You are rude--and obtuse--because you persist in antisocial conduct. nt MADem Jan 2012 #101

I'm sorry that you can't handle the truth about the DLC and what DLC sHIllary has done. n /t antigop Jan 2012 #102

Here's the truth--you are a disruptor. nt MADem Jan 2012 #103

Nope...just expressing my opinion of GOOD RIDDANCE on her retirement. The VIDEOS explain why. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #105

You lost your credibility Speed8098 Jan 2012 #133

You won't even watch the videos to find out why I say GOOD RIDDANCE. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #99

Now you're getting it--who ever said you weren't clever? nt MADem Jan 2012 #100

I'm clever enough to figure out the damage the DLC has done. The videos demonstrate the damage. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #104

And I'm allowed to say "shut the Hell up!" Enough! juajen Jan 2012 #122

Where's the rule that everyone has to be happy smiley about a pol's retirement? tabasco Jan 2012 #86

The posts should at least relate to the OP. nt MADem Jan 2012 #87

My posts do relate to the OP. GOOD RIDDANCE TO HER for what she's done. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #91

No one has responded to the videos....because you can't defend the indefensible. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #83

No one is watching them. Get a clue! juajen Jan 2012 #123

What you said! MADem Jan 2012 #126

This is a farewell thread? I thought it was in LBN bread_and_roses Jan 2012 #128

Guess what? No one cares what you think. Thread derailer/disruptor=bad form. nt MADem Jan 2012 #129

So it's now disruptive to call someone a DLCer? Interesting ... bread_and_roses Jan 2012 #131

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Aw, someone doesn't like the DLCers called out. Too bad. nt antigop Jan 2012 #76

I like to see antone do as good a job as she has. I wish she would stay. The Wielding Truth Jan 2012 #53

Yes, she's done a great job selling out the American workers. WATCH THE VIDEOS! nt antigop Jan 2012 #75

What a (((NASTY))) thing to say about a woman who has dedicated over half of her life in Auntie Bush Jan 2012 #68

She's DLC. That says it all. n.t antigop Jan 2012 #74

Why don't you let the door hit YOU in the ass????? Beacool Jan 2012 #106

Tell that to the tech workers she threw under the bus. Ah, yes, NAFTA Bill. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #107

So... blue_onyx Jan 2012 #120

So did you watch the videos I posted? They explain why I say GOOD RIDDANCE to her. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #108

Also do a search on DLC. Plenty of stuff posted on it. n/t antigop Jan 2012 #109

I wish her well - and look forward to Chelsea helping us TBF Jan 2012 #40

I hope she participates in public life but NEVER runs for office. EVER. MADem Jan 2012 #57

Hillary Clinton has done an outstanding job. What an exception public servant Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #43

she looked tired at teh State of the Union Demonaut Jan 2012 #44

I wasn't a great fan of Hillary untill, ... ... bayareaboy Jan 2012 #47

After retirement Hillary wants to work on womens' rights globally Tx4obama Jan 2012 #48

John Kerry or (fingers crossed!!) Susan Rice will hopefully step in Number23 Jan 2012 #52

We don't want to take a Senior Senator out of the Senate! MADem Jan 2012 #58

Absolutely agreed! Number23 Jan 2012 #59

She's a poster girl for strength, toughness and resilience. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #54

Agreed! She's a poster girl for woman in general...what a super role model for women and girls. Auntie Bush Jan 2012 #69

ah yes - all my role models defend cluster bombs bread_and_roses Jan 2012 #132

The democratic party is fortunate to have her and so is America. Too Liquorice Jan 2012 #60

Hear, hear!!! Beacool Jan 2012 #111

She looks ill and she definitely looks like she just doesn't care. There's Hestia Jan 2012 #62

She's just plain exhauster! You'd be too if you traveled the world repeatedly for 3 years. Auntie Bush Jan 2012 #70

She looked very tired Alcibiades Jan 2012 #119

The woman is in her mid sixties, and she doesn't have "hair and makeup" following her anymore. MADem Jan 2012 #127

When I found out there is no real bed and no shower on the SOS plane I was shocked. DURHAM D Jan 2012 #137

I agree--at least an air mattress in the back, or something!!! MADem Jan 2012 #142

That woman has got to be EXHAUSTED. BigDemVoter Jan 2012 #67

SecState has GOT to be tough AnnieBW Jan 2012 #80

I will miss seeing her regularly, Beacool Jan 2012 #110

I believe that she has done an excellent job as SOS - BlueMTexpat Jan 2012 #124

I think she'll probably be a global advocate on women's issues eridani Jan 2012 #125

NOOOOOooooooo..... . . . !! Bruce Wayne Jan 2012 #130

This makes me so sad. Raffi Ella Jan 2012 #134

I question the timing of this announcement. I love Hillary and hope to see her stay in politics .... tropicanarose Jan 2012 #138

She was responding to a question. Beacool Jan 2012 #139

Can't say I blame her. She's had to fight and fight hard, every step of the way. eom tawadi Jan 2012 #140

I don't blame her - She's been great WildFire43 Jan 2012 #141