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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnother DUer made a great suggestion: Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State
I think that is an idea that deserves our attention and support.
1. She is respected on the world stage
2. She has a mastery of international affairs
3. She was outstanding at the job previously
4. She deserves a prominent place in the next Democratic administration
5. And to quote the DUer who made the suggestion: "She would whip this world back into shape in no time."
Props to DU-er Squinch for the idea!
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)She's done enough already. Let her rest.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)as suptuagenarian myself, I totally respect her retirement. While the mind may still still feel like the 35, the body gets tired. The knees, hips, and back hurt. So much of what seemed important in youth seems like such a bother now. Let the younger people shine now.
LuvLoogie
(6,998 posts)Hillary did all she could to steer the country away from trump. Called him Putin's puppet to his face. Called out his bigotry and the calamity of his true believers.
Not enough of us had her back. Could barely hold their noses.
She does enough. I want her to be President, but I would not want to run her through that ugly gauntlet again. She's dealt with that shit long enough.
Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)delisen
(6,042 posts)Bad knees, hips, and back-do you know any professional athletes?
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Srkdqltr
(6,275 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)She'd be great at anything she does, but I don't see it happening.
delisen
(6,042 posts)Having grandchildren is not a barrier to civic engagement for men or women. Generally I think it is a plus for the grandchildren.
mcar
(42,307 posts)and got kicked in the teeth as a result. She owes us nothing more than a long, healthy, happy retirement.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)her named as SoS under the next Democratic President. Putin would crap himself. I hope and think she would jump at the opportunity.
delisen
(6,042 posts)but I don't see why Clinton should constrain herself by working at a jobber which she is probably overqualified.
She already has done that
Better we choose a candidate with strong foreign policy expertise.
Putin succeeded in preventing Clinton from taking office. She would have been formidable in opposing Putin's world domination dream.
We need to come to terms with the fact that Putin won the 2016 election and installed a puppet -just aa the USSR was able to do throughout eastern Europe after World War II.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)wants it. At the very least she should not be excluded.
tblue37
(65,340 posts)any SiS before her. I bet she was glad to leave that job behind.
I suspect she will prefer the role of elder stateswoman, commenting as necessary and also helping to guide the new generation of Democrats.
delisen
(6,042 posts)and is using it. She is not going to play a traditional role no matter how much Putin wants to foster that view.
delisen
(6,042 posts)I am still amazed at how we, as Democrats, have let the the forces of fascism and totalitarianism (left and right) attack the incredible candidates we have fielded-from Gore, to Kerry, to H. Clinton.
I think Clinton is continuing her work and there is no point in her tucking herself into a Democratic administration which will undoubtedly be headed by someone less prepared to lead than she is.
The fact is that our presidency is now a less powerful force in the world than it was when she was elected but denied the office.
Most if not all of candidates announcing do not have Clinton's global vision or expertise in foreign affairs.
Non-governmental organizations with global reach are increasingly going to be power centers, and Clinton's vision and influence is continuing.
earthside
(6,960 posts)To paraphrase JFK: "Pass the torch to a new generation of Americans."
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)enact most of the extremely progressive platforms both will have run on. SecState is going to have a huge task rebuilding our part in a stable world order, and she might do well there.
But she's always had a passion for women's and children's issues, especially. And as a woman I do not see Health and Human Services, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, or Energy as lesser posts. They are all hugely important to our wellbeing and all now in crisis, and she'd be great at using the opportunities that presents to rebuild updated and better than ever before.
Elizabeth Warren as SecTreasury, hanging the new uber-wealthy classes up to bleed out with the help of Democrats like Nancy Pelosi in congress who also believe "we can have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few or we can have democracy, but we can't have both."
theophilus
(3,750 posts)monarchy like our friends "across the pond" in GB. She might not have as much power as I would like but she could wear really cool clothes and HATS! Just imagine the HATS! And Bill, I mean, he would so like the sitch and would do us proud as the prince or whatever they call those dudes. I guess I'm just "dreaming" but WOW! Wouldn't that be great!!!!!!!!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Transparent.
WhiteTara
(29,704 posts)She already logged a million miles. She's done her time, paid her dues.
Mosby
(16,306 posts)If she is willing, why not?
Squinch
(50,949 posts)sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Put her on the supreme court.......she would really piss them off over there.