Hillary’s incredible, shrinking role

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Originally Posted by Redux

I also wondered why she took the job. It seemed like an odd career choice for me.

Instead of returning to the Senate with her tail between her legs? You'd better believe she still intends to run again in 2016, and being Sec. of State is a better stepping stone than another 8 years in Congress. And now that she's got it, she has no incentive to put herself in the spotlight--any good she does will be credited to Obama at this point, while any missteps will be placed squarely on her shoulders for screwing things up for Obama. She'll start being more prominent around year three of this administration, just in case, but the real push will be during a second term.