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| Clinton says no to second term |
| 2011-03-16 |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN's Wolf Blitzer she does not want to serve a second term as secretary of state or run for president of the United States. Blitzer sat down with the former 2008 presidential candidate in Cairo. Full transcript: Q- If the president is reelected, do you want to serve a second term as secretary of state? No Q- Would you like to serve as secretary of defense? No Q- Would you like to be vice president of the United States? No Q- Would you like to be president of the United States? No Q- Why not? Because I have the best job I could ever have. This is a moment in history where it is almost hard to catch your breath. There are both the tragedies and disasters that we have seen from Haiti to Japan and there are the extraordinary opportunities and challenges that we see right here in Egypt and in the rest of the region. So I want to be part of helping to represent the United States at this critical moment in time, to do everything I can in support of the president and our government and the people of our country to stand for our values and our ideals, to stand up for our security, which has to remain first and foremost in my mind and to advance America's interests. And there isn't anything that I can imagine doing after this that would be as demanding, as challenging or rewarding. Q- President of the United States? You know, I had a wonderful experience running and I am very proud of the support I had and very grateful for the opportunity, but I'm going to be, you know, moving on. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 I've always taken anything the Clintons say with a grain of salt. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-16 23:03 |
| #5 It isn't over until it's over. Even if the GOP wins big in 2012, the economic disaster will likely linger until 2016, by which time the unemployed will be blaming the GOP & be ready for yet another change they can believe in. Unless a whole lot of change for the better happens in the meantime, on many different levels in the US besides the economic one. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-03-16 23:00 |
| #4 I like that observation Lord Garth - Here, here! |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2011-03-16 22:35 |
| #3 Obama may be a terrible President but at least he has done something no other Democrat or Republican could do. He has destroyed Hillary's career ambitions. This alone could bring his grade up to a D minus. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2011-03-16 21:04 |
| #2 FREAKING DO SOMETHING!!!! Considering the fact that whatever he does is likely to be wrong I think it's just as well that he stays under his desk...or in Rio. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-16 17:13 |
| #1 That's Hillary's way of saying that: 1. Obama's toast in the next election so there is no chance of her being SecState for a second term. 2. The Democrats, thanks to the excesses of Pelosi and Reid and the leadership vacuum of Obama, are toast in the next election. This will be a huge wipe out for Democratic lawmakers in 2012. Thanks Barack for nothing, and please come out from under your desk and FREAKING DO SOMETHING!!!! like maybe support a no fly zone in Libya or take a public position on the Nuke problems in Japan. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2011-03-16 16:03 |