Hillary Clinton today said that she won’t be staying on very long into Barack Obama’s second term. But she isn’t ruling out future political options after that.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to step off the “high wire of American politics” after two decades and is again tamping down speculation that she might stay in government if President Barack Obama wins a second term. “I have made it clear that I will certainly stay on until the president nominates someone and that transition can occur” if Obama wins re-election, she told a town hall meeting. “But I think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the high wire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would be probably a good idea to just find out how tired I am.” But, she appeared to leave the door open for a possible eventual return, adding to laughter from the crowd that “everyone always says that when they leave these jobs.”

I happen to be a big fan of Hillary Clinton and actually wanted her to be president before Obama. I still think she would have done a better job and been a lot tougher than Obama has been. I would hate to see her retire, but she did kinda leave the door open for future opportunities. She’s done so much, she deserves some time off, no doubt. Correctly me if I’m wrong though, but didn’t we hear this same thing about a year ago?