<p> Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has made clear that she won't be serving in a second Obama term if there is one, is ready to step off ''the high wire of American politics''.</p>.<p>Clinton told State Department employees Thursday that she's ready to be out of the public eye. <br /><br />"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."<br /><br />The former first lady said she finds it "a little odd for me to be totally out of an election season" after being involved as a presidential and senatorial candidate, and as a key surrogate for her husband's White House campaigns.<br /><br />Still, she said she's enjoying being out of the political back-and-forth and has not watched any of the Republican presidential hopefuls' debates. "You know, I didn't watch any of those debates," she said with a smile.<br /><br />Clinton also ducked a question about being President Barack Obama's running mate this year, a rumour that's been boomeranging for months. "I am happy to work with Vice President Biden, who does an excellent job," she said. <br /><br />It is not clear what she would do after leaving the Obama administration, but Clinton's departure from public life would end a two-person dynasty in American politics after Bill Clinton's two terms as president, her time as a senator from New York and her tenure as secretary of state, ABC News said.</p>
<p> Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has made clear that she won't be serving in a second Obama term if there is one, is ready to step off ''the high wire of American politics''.</p>.<p>Clinton told State Department employees Thursday that she's ready to be out of the public eye. <br /><br />"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."<br /><br />The former first lady said she finds it "a little odd for me to be totally out of an election season" after being involved as a presidential and senatorial candidate, and as a key surrogate for her husband's White House campaigns.<br /><br />Still, she said she's enjoying being out of the political back-and-forth and has not watched any of the Republican presidential hopefuls' debates. "You know, I didn't watch any of those debates," she said with a smile.<br /><br />Clinton also ducked a question about being President Barack Obama's running mate this year, a rumour that's been boomeranging for months. "I am happy to work with Vice President Biden, who does an excellent job," she said. <br /><br />It is not clear what she would do after leaving the Obama administration, but Clinton's departure from public life would end a two-person dynasty in American politics after Bill Clinton's two terms as president, her time as a senator from New York and her tenure as secretary of state, ABC News said.</p>