Hillary Clinton is tired. She told Esquire magazine that she is feeling the results of too much travel as Secretary of State. Is she showing her age? Lack of stamina? Or is she repositioning herself as the Democrat Party front runner as President Obama alienates more and more of his supporters?
I've said it before and I will keep saying it until time proves me wrong. Don't count Hillary out of the Presidential race just yet. By hinting that she is feeling physically drained, she is signalling the White House that she's not happy. And an unhappy Hillary is a force to be reckoned with. The question remains; will she take herself out of the decaying Obama administration before the November elections so as not to taint herself as a member of the cabinet that Americans revolted against? Or will she wait out the election to see what her next move will be?
Hillary has said she would only serve out one term as Secretary of State. She could now be looking at 2012 as an opportunity to threaten to challenge Obama unless he anoints her as the chosen nominee for 2016. Or, she could be looking at a real challenge to a failed president and an opportunity to appear as the best hope for Democrats in 2012. Or is she possible hinting that she would be less stressed as a Supreme Court Justice? Whichever way you look at it, her timing is curious.
Don't forget that Mrs. Clinton almost made it to the convention in a very hard fought campaign against Obama. She was the front runner for quite a long time before Obama nudged past her. One can't help but wonder if she constantly gets the urge to sound like the Republicans and say "I told you so". Her next move will definitely be interesting. I predict she steps down after announcing that she is suffering from constant exhaustion. A few months later it will be found that she suffered from a curable ailment. And that she needs a few months rest and then will be back to normal. Back to make her move on the political chess board. Back to put king Obama in check.
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