"Why Hillary Clinton could bury the Republican presidential field"

[DonCoquixote]

27. She cannot run from Obama

Because Obama HIRED her as SoS. Let's be honest here, if Obama skipped her over, and put in someone further to the left, there are many in the party that would have cheered. Yes, many in the party would have booed, but he could have very easily said no to her and many other Clinton era people, like Larry Summers, like Tim Geitner, like Robert Gates.

Hell, there are many of us who are frankly angry at him precisely because he did not do JUST that. In the Primary, I voted AGAINST Clinton. I wanted an end to the Clinton policies which almost did as much damage as the Republican ones.

And for those that say "Hillary is not her Husband!" I offer this challenge. Where has she diverged?

If Hillary was to oppose the TPP she helped make, I would cheer her.
If Hillary was to oppose the Trans-Canada Pipeline she helped make possible, I would cheer her.
If Hillary was to apologize for her saying "Assad must go!" I would cheer her.

But we know those things are as likely as a comet landing in the backyard.

And let's not even talk about things where she could genuinely pillory Obama, the sort of stuff that would get Jane Hamsher and Maureen O Dowd giddy, such as making a pledge not to entertain ANY Social Security cuts, including the chained CPI.

And to those that say "she ain't runnin yet!" I offer this, even if she knew she was not running, I mean to the point where the Iron Fingers of God could not bend her will, then, I say, what would she have to lose by saying these things? Her Husband is making a tidy living making speeches and acting like a firebrand liberal, now that he is not running.

And if she is thinking of running, and so secure, what does she have to lose by saying something actually to the left? If she is so inevitable, she should have the most freedom to say something. She can even offer something wild, such as, supporting Medical Cannabis, or that she would sign a constitutional amendment to keep Abortion legal in all 50 states. She knows that she could fail at both, but if she sounded forceful, that alone would whet the appetites of those of us who get tired of Obama trying to play Chess with people who are too dumb for tic-tac-toe.