| Politics A Presidential Tease Hillary Clinton joined Twitter and winked at the speculation she may run in 2016. Too soon. By John Dickerson
Posted Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013, at 12:01 AM ET  Hillary Clinton is now on Twitter. Yesterday she unlocked her account and unveiled a cheeky and impish personality. In her 160-character biography written under a thumbnail of her riding on a military transport plane as secretary of state, she referred to her various jobs—from first lady of Arkansas (FLOAR) to senator and secretary of state—and then called herself a "hair icon," "pantsuit aficionado," and "glass ceiling cracker." It could have ended there on a note of winning self-deprecation, but it didn't. Referring to her future, it simply said "TBD …" If Hillary Clinton is preparing to be a modern mash-up between Clare Boothe Luce and Eleanor Roosevelt, this is a smart start.* She could adopt the voice of her Twitter biography and crack wise and entertainingly about the issues she cares about. But if redefining the role of elder-stateswoman is not her intent and that "TBD …" was a flirtation with speculation about her presidential hopes, perhaps she should step away from the keyboard. It's too early. Until this moment, Clinton has been able to keep the irritating "will-she-or-won't-she" guessing game about her future presidential chances at arm's length. I thank her and America thanks her. It's only been one year since the idiotic veepstakes speculation and the stomach is still sensitive. The implicit hope (a foolish hope, I grant you) was that in exchange for Clinton dismissing the speculation about her future for the parlor game that it is, she wouldn't go ducking ... To continue reading, click here.
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