Perhaps premature by a few minutes or so: HRC APPRECIATION THREAD

[CincyDem]

11. Interesting insight into what it takes to do these kinds of jobs.

When you start looking at these folks who run the big departments, aside from the political elements of the job that can't be denied, they sound like tough tough jobs. Kerry, Clinton, Powell, Albright...hell, even Rice...they're no lightweights by anybody's measure. I heard Rice speak at a conference once and they way she handled questions was really amazing. I hate her (Condi's) politics with a passion but she's a hell of a strategic thinker.

Then I think about Congress and the fact that they "work" (if you can call it that) 127 days of the year. Can you imagine the hell that would break loose if Clinton (or any other SoS) said they were only going to work a 3 day week?

I come away thinking SoS is a tougher job than VP by a long shot.