challenging and exciting. welcome back to hardball, that was secretary of state hillary clinton saying good-bye to the men and women of the state department today. now let the campaign begin. already the world of democratic operatives and donors are is itching for the big drive of 2016. take a look at cover of newsweek, the most powerball woman in u.s. history. with me is former pennsylvania governor, ed rendell and political condominiumist, sin th thea tucker. where would you rank letter with cleopat cleopatra. cleopatra immediately came to mind for me, too. i think hillary clinton still has some history in front of her to make. but she can be declared the most powerful woman in history. we ve settled that. ed marquee, i m thinking of ed