Lot's of speculation regarding HRC's future and the presidency. She's going to move up, up to the bench, not the WH, though.
Chelsea, married and in her early-30s, has publicly stated she wants children. HRC knows, as well as anyone, the demands of running for POTUS and then, if you're unlucky enough to win, being the POTUS. If there's something beyond 24/7, being the most powerful person on the planet probably calls for it. Compare that to a lifetime appointment to the USSC. Though a term lasts 12 months, the only time your work schedule isn't incredibly flexible is May-June. Ten months out of the year, you're pretty much free to do whatever you want.
HRC has been in public service for the majority of her adult life. We're all familiar with her ups and downs, her successes and failures, and her contributions to the nation. Recently her health has taken a turn for the worse and she turned 65 in October. Perhaps you've noticed how BHO has aged over the years...it's a grueling job emotionally and physically. Who needs that...certainly not somebody who has already demonstrated her abilities on multiple occasions.
HRC on the SC solves a lot of problems. It rewards her for her loyal and faithful service. It gives her more time with her (probably growing) family. It's less taxing on her health. She will be able to influence the nation for years to come. She'd have to answer to no one for her decisions and be able to say (or not say...Justice Thomas) exactly how she feels without worrying about the political repercussions. There are other reasons it would be appealing to her, but let's not leave BHO out, because there's lots in this move for him, too.
Liberals would simply go wild over this nominations...and R's would be helpless to stop it. A dynamic President Obama seems to cherish. True, HRC has no judicial experience, but that didn't stop 40+ men without judicial experience from climbing on the bench. What else are they going to derail her with...Monica...Benghazi? BHO gets mad props, keeps the Clinton's in the game (what if HRC runs but loses a POTUS run?) and, probably most important to his followers, replaces a liberal justice (RGB?) with another stalwart (and female) lib. Genius.
Chelsea, married and in her early-30s, has publicly stated she wants children. HRC knows, as well as anyone, the demands of running for POTUS and then, if you're unlucky enough to win, being the POTUS. If there's something beyond 24/7, being the most powerful person on the planet probably calls for it. Compare that to a lifetime appointment to the USSC. Though a term lasts 12 months, the only time your work schedule isn't incredibly flexible is May-June. Ten months out of the year, you're pretty much free to do whatever you want.
HRC has been in public service for the majority of her adult life. We're all familiar with her ups and downs, her successes and failures, and her contributions to the nation. Recently her health has taken a turn for the worse and she turned 65 in October. Perhaps you've noticed how BHO has aged over the years...it's a grueling job emotionally and physically. Who needs that...certainly not somebody who has already demonstrated her abilities on multiple occasions.
HRC on the SC solves a lot of problems. It rewards her for her loyal and faithful service. It gives her more time with her (probably growing) family. It's less taxing on her health. She will be able to influence the nation for years to come. She'd have to answer to no one for her decisions and be able to say (or not say...Justice Thomas) exactly how she feels without worrying about the political repercussions. There are other reasons it would be appealing to her, but let's not leave BHO out, because there's lots in this move for him, too.
Liberals would simply go wild over this nominations...and R's would be helpless to stop it. A dynamic President Obama seems to cherish. True, HRC has no judicial experience, but that didn't stop 40+ men without judicial experience from climbing on the bench. What else are they going to derail her with...Monica...Benghazi? BHO gets mad props, keeps the Clinton's in the game (what if HRC runs but loses a POTUS run?) and, probably most important to his followers, replaces a liberal justice (RGB?) with another stalwart (and female) lib. Genius.
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