Sen. Clinton says 2nd White House run is unlikely

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton puts the chances of her running for president again at near zero — slightly higher than the chances she gives for becoming Senate majority leader or a Supreme Court justice.

In an interview aired Tuesday on "Fox & Friends" on the Fox News Channel, Clinton, D-N.Y., was asked the chances, on a scale of 1 to 10, that she would be the next majority leader in the Senate.

"Oh, probably zero," she said. "I'm not seeking any other position than to be the best senator from New York that I can be."

Being nominated to the Supreme Court?

"Zero," Clinton said. "I have no interest in doing that."

Running for president again?

"Probably close to zero," she said. "There's an old saying: Bloom where you're planted."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_s_future

[marmar]

1. What politicians say and what they mean are usually entirely different things.....

.... But honestly I'd like to see Hillary as Senate Majority Leader. Unlike the spineless occupant of the position now, she won't take sh*t.

[cynatnite]

3. I think she'd shine in that job. n/t

[closeupready]

5. While I dislike Pelosi, I also have reservations about Hillary, basically, that she is DLC.

I'd like to see a traditional liberal Democrat lead the Senate for a change.

[marmar]

6. Pelosi is Speaker of the House....Harry Reid is who Hillary would replace.

n/t

[closeupready]

11. Oops.

:rofl: Hey, I never claimed I was that smart. :D

[dysfunctional press]

2. oh, please...

:eyes:

should obama not get elected, or get elected and falter badly, she'll quickly be playing an entirely different tune.

[Poll_Blind]

4. Indeed- who is fooled by this? This is straight-up politics.

:shrug:

PB

[brendan120678]

7. "There's an old saying: Bloom where you're planted."

I find it ironic that she says this - she was born and raised in Illinois, but is a Senator from New York - and never lived there until she decided she wanted that job.

[Not Me]

8. Put her on the Supreme Court and watch RW heads explode

nt

[ProfessorGAC]

9. I Don't Blame Her

I think that if Obama wins, she will be a MAJOR power broker in Congress! Other than being Prez herself, she will have more clout than ever. Even more than had she been the Veep pick.

And, she is smart enough to know that she shouldn't be talking about another run, because, as a Dem, she is supposed to be promoting the notion that Obama is GOING to win.

So, she's being a good soldier, and there's a big benefit to her at the back end.
The Professor

[cynatnite]

10. Agreed n/t