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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Clinton has had a couple of second acts already and is heading for what will certainly — success or failure — be a fascinating final act. <\/p>\n
Her elevation will now trigger a second wave of confusion in Albany, as Governor David Paterson searches for a replacement.<\/p>\n
Awkward, isn’t it? New York will be represented by both a Governor and a U.S. Senator that the voters didn’t choose.<\/p>\n
America may not be the most logical or productive democracy in the world, but we certainly have the most fascinating. <\/p>\n
I defy anyone to find a figure more complex and compelling than Clinton. Your thoughts? Post below…<\/p>\n
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