Washington, June 09: Hillary Clinton has no plans to run for the White House, but hopes such speculation will lead to a woman running for President someday, she said in a television interview. Responding ahead of the release of her memoir, "Living History," to the question would she run for President in either 2004 or 2008, Clinton, a senator from New York, said, "I don't have any intentions or plans of running."
"I'm flattered that the question gets asked. And I hope that it will lead to a woman running for President, and we have a lot of good women," the former First Lady said yesterday. Asked whether she would refuse outright if asked by the Democratic leadership to run for President, Clinton said, "I would tell them to take a deep breath - probably two aspirins - and get a good night's sleep."
The former US First Lady said she had also learned to live politically with former adversaries such as House of Representatives majority leader Tom Delay, one of the chorus leaders for the impeachment of her husband, former President Bill Clinton. "We can disagree, and of course we do disagree, but I have found allies on all kinds of issues ... I've even begun working with tom delay on adoption and foster care -- an issue we both care deeply about," Clinton said.
"I'm a senator, and my job is to represent New Yorkers, and I can't feel that there's anything personal about political disagreement,” she commented. Bureau Report