Clinton as Secretary of State
MyDD has picked up the story floating around the mainstream media (which I appear to be completely oblivious to) that Hilary Clinton is getting consideration for the Secretary of State position. While I think she would be an amazing Secretary of State I really hate this move. I just do not see the path that Hilary takes from that position to continue her run in politics.
If she takes the cabinet post, she is out of Congress. Most likely won’t run again. She could run for the presidency in 2016, but I find it unlikely she will (running for president is increasingly becoming a young person’s job given the incredibly taxing demands of modern campaigns). NY Governor isn’t impossible, but the next election is 2010, meaning Hilary would only spend one year as SecState which seems unrealistic. So she’d have to wait till 2014 to run which could happen, especially if Paterson blows it this time around. But is that really what we want from Hilary? Four years as SecState and then nothing for two years and then maybe running for governor?
Clinton still has a chance to be one of the most amazing Democratic leaders the party has ever know. I want her on the Supreme Court, a place where she could leave an incredible mark on the next hundred years of American history. If the plan is for her to serve as Secretary of State until Obama appoints her to the Court, then lets rock. Otherwise, I think we are better served with 12 years of her in the Senate than with 4 years of her as SecState.