Kerry, Kerry, Kerry!

[karynnj]

17. Best sign that Israel/Palestine may bear fruit - Clinton is taking credit

"Clinton, 66, went over her own history, talking about some of the steps she had taken in the peace process while serving as secretary of state for President Barack Obama and steps to increase international pressure on Iran.

"I pursued the peace negotiations in large measure because I think the status quo is unsustainable, and I want to do everything I can ... to keep testing, to keep pushing," she said."
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/251128831.html

I seem to remember that Hillary did not get directly involved because they would not be fruitful. Interesting that she is even using the basic reason Kerry has spoken of. Completely forgotten is that the Clinton allied media were part of the group that argued that Kerry had no chance of restarting talks.

My view:
I knew working in a large corporation that one of the most thankless jobs was to follow one of the fast track people. If you could not fulfill some pie in the sky object vaguely projected from them - it was up to you to defend why not. In addition, like here, credit will be taken for things done by the successor as having started under them.

Add to that as the inevitable Democratic nominee, no one will challenge this.

Posting here to blow off steam that would get me in trouble if posted on the same article in Politics 2014.