Clinton’s New York days are over

After eight years as New York’s junior Senator, it’s been confirmed that Hillary Clinton is heading back to Washington: The former First Lady is scheduled to appear on Monday in Chicago — her home town — with president-elect Barack Obama.

Clinton is slated to serve as Secretary of State, a remarkable evolution in a career that had already taken her into some of the most curious and unexpected corners of American history.

From the popular but embattled Clinton White House, to her “carpetbagger” victory in New York, to her ill-fated run for the Presidency, Hillary Rodham Clinton has disproved the old saying that there are no second acts in American lives.

Clinton has had a couple of second acts already and is heading for what will certainly — success or failure — be a fascinating final act.

Her elevation will now trigger a second wave of confusion in Albany, as Governor David Paterson searches for a replacement.

Awkward, isn’t it? New York will be represented by both a Governor and a U.S. Senator that the voters didn’t choose.

America may not be the most logical or productive democracy in the world, but we certainly have the most fascinating.

I defy anyone to find a figure more complex and compelling than Clinton. Your thoughts? Post below…

What are your thoughts?