Did the Democrats make a mistake?

Would we have been better off with Hillary as president and Obama as secretary of state? After all, the Clintons would have had no illusions about the Republicans in Congress. And Hillary may have brought more passion to the job.

As for Obama, perhaps his more formal and more reasonable persona would have been better suited to Foggy Bottom. While I used to think of the president as a modern-day Eisenhower, I'm starting to wonder if he's more like that consummate diplomat, Cy Vance.

Next Thursday's jobs address before a joint session of Congress will be telling. Will the president go big or play small-ball?