I'm being told that Clinton is stepping down as SoS in January?

[Sheepshank]

did I miss something?

[Whisp]

1. I think that was rumoured a few weeks ago...

or quoted from Hillary herself, I forget. but the word has been out there for a while.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Common knowledge and made clear quite some time ago. No surprise at all.

[cthulu2016]

3. That passive voice is a problem

Told by whom?

[Sheepshank]

15. Co worker who caught it on the radio on the way into work this am

[TBF]

4. Old news. nt

[nobodyspecial]

5. This was announced awhile ago

My guess is that she will take a break and then start her bid for 2016. Bill was helping pave the way and I'm sure Team Clinton will have access to Obama's best team in politics. That's my theory and I'm sticking with it. And I'll even step out further to say Hillary will be our first female president in '16.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. +1

[ChisolmTrailDem]

6. did I miss something?

Yes, you did.

[Brother Buzz]

7. It is understood she will be stepping down, but not in January

I heard she will stay on few months to make the transition seamless. Think Spring.

[libdem4life]

9. I hope this means she and Bill are "conspiring" for 2016 And they snag a mid-term coup of allies

for a really memorable 2016. It's Our Turn because we've earned it.

[cynatnite]

10. Yep, she says she's tired and wants a private life...

Understandable. How long it lasts is anyone's guess.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. My fear is that the president will choose John Kerry, which will trigger a special election, and....

Scott Brown will run to fill that seat, and WIN! I love me some JK, and I think he'd make one helluva SoS, but as our margin is razor thin, I don't want to lose a single seat in the Senate. How about Bill Clinton? Is there some rule that precludes him from consideration? The world would love The Big Dog on the international stage again.

[Nye Bevan]

12. Moving to Iowa to prepare for the 2016 caucuses? (nt)

[CTyankee]

13. She told us a while back that she wouldn't be SOS in Obama's second term.

I thought most everybody had heard that. I also thought it was pretty much settled.

If for no other reason, the woman is exhausted. I hope her successor is nearly as good as she has been for us...

[fadedrose]

14. Everybody turns in a resignation in a new election...

It saves the President from dismissing some and hiring new people without embarrassment to anyone...

In Clinton's case, she would have to resign sometime during the next term to prepare for the 2016 race...