Mike Crowley has a characteristically interesting piece on Hillary Clinton’s State Department, asking the question: “Huge expectations, big egos, turf wars: Is Clinton’s State Department just like her campaign?” Even allowing for the fact that this may be a marginally premature question there’s some good stuff in there.
Old habits die hard however, and there’s always the temptation to view anything Clintonian in the most sceptical, conspiracy-fuelled light. Remember: just because it’s fun doesn’t mean it can’t be true!
Premise: Hillary Clinton still has ambitions to be President of the United States. Traditional Clintonian intrigue demands that all her actions, no matter how sweetly reasonable they may seem, be viewed in the context of this fact. Nothing is ever as clear as it seems and there are no simple explanations.
Theory A: Barack Obama has effectively marginalised her by sending her to Foggy Bottom.
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