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"She came, she saw, she conquered." That's how The Times of India summed up Hillary Clinton's late February visit to the world's second most populous country. "She prays, she listens, she learns," chimed in Newsday, a Long Island daily. "If Hillary runs, Hillary wins," said Canada's Halifax Herald in August 1999 about her likely bid for the White House. Her 2000 Senate campaign in New York, the Nova Scotia paper said, was a steppingstone to the presidency. Energetic, concise language is the striking common denominator in media comments about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and her political ambitions. Because she...

STATE GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik is exhorting the party faithful to open their wallets so that Republicans can "soundly defeat" Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton next year, with the result that "her hopes of running for president will wither on the vine." Meanwhile, an adviser to Gov. Pataki, angered by a top Clinton strategist's dismissal of the governor as "an object of ridicule," responds: "It's obvious that Hillary's people have decided who they don't want to run against." That's two "What color is the sky in your world?" moments. Hillary Clinton is in great political shape — and has been ever...

Once I make up my mind I’m full of indecision. - Oscar Levant One never knows what Hillary Clinton will do next - except it’s bound to be excessive. Like all liberals she can’t decide whether to carry moderation to excess or practice excess in moderation. Hillary is not only wrong-headed – she is wrong-hearted. She has the liberal’s characteristic genius for seeing things precisely as they are not. What success she enjoys is due to her ability to take full advantage of the fact that she’s not a lady. Hillary and her hubby were drawn to Washington like hyenas...

Top talk radio host Rush Limbaugh dispelled any doubts on Friday that his feud with Sen. John McCain would prompt him to sit out the 2008 presidential election - if the Arizona Republican and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton were the two choices. "I would not support Hillary Clinton for president," Limbaugh stated flatly during his radio broadcast. "And I would not abstain from the election." Over the years Limbaugh has been at odds with the Republican maverick, complaining that McCain bucked the Bush administration on tax cuts, was unwilling to criticize Sen. John Kerry during the presidential race and...

Comments on Hillary: Sound like I may be voting Green in 2008 I will treat Hillary just like Republicans. 2008 could well be ABH. you're right, I'm tired of right wing dems running we need a real democrat to run for once. When it comes to Hillary Clinton and Lieberman, I keep making these "Self Deletes". after Hillary's latest performances with the faith based crap and the choice speech last week - she will not get my vote - she voted for the Iraq war resolution she, she voted for Rice - I have Clinton fatigue - she won't ever...

Ex-Stan Lee Chief Paul to Plead in Securities Case Mon Mar 7, 2005 05:20 PM ET By Gina Keating LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stan Lee Media co-founder Peter Paul said on Monday that he would plead guilty to a federal securities charge. However, Paul said the plea was not part of an agreement to cooperate with prosecutors probing alleged campaign finance violations by Sen. Hillary Clinton's staff. Paul told Reuters he would plead guilty on Tuesday in New York federal court to one count of manipulating the share price of Stan Lee Media, an online entertainment company he founded with...

(excerpt) "...No wonder the Bushes, who play for the deepest of keeps, love having Clinton around. The former president has become the family’s favorite hunting trophy, a symbol of their (and the GOP’s) successful, decades-long rise to power." "...White House aides say that, behind closed doors and up close, [Clinton] looked hale enough the other day, his color good and his steps sure. Maybe so, but I saw him at the same distance a few weeks ago at an event in the Capitol, and he looked awful: Lincoln-thin, his big hands hanging limp at his sides, his face a pallid...

A wealthy businessman who hosted a fraudulent fund-raiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pleaded guilty yesterday to an unrelated federal securities fraud scheme..... Peter Paul, a potential key witness in the fund-raising case, faces 10 years in jail for stock fraud after deceiving investors who put money into his Stan Lee Media company.....to promote characters from Marvel Comics group. .....Paul vowed to testify against Clinton's former finance director, who was indicted for lying to authorities about the cost of a party Paul hosted for Clinton. David Rosen, a Chicago entrepreneur who was finance director of Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign, was...

SEOUL, March 6 (UPI) -- South Korea's opposition Millennium Democratic Party is trying to arrange for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to visit North Korea along with other U.S. senators. MDP Chairman Han Hwa-kap said he plans to meet with U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill to discuss the issue, the Korea Times reported. "If possible, the visit will come sometime later this year," an MDP member said on condition of anonymity. Han, leading the Asian part of the Asia-U.S. Network , a forum of lawmakers from both continents -- sent invitations to five U.S. senators earlier this year, including Republican Sens. Conrad...

Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky Courtesy of The Wanderer. From a FR post dated 03/23/00. Saul Alinsky wrote two books outlining his organizational principles and strategies: Reveille for Radicals (1946) and Rules for Radicals (1971). Rules for Radicals opens with a quote about Lucifer, written by Saul Alinsky: “Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins -- or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it...

LOUDONVILLE - Legendary journalist and unofficial first lady of the White House pressroom Helen Thomas kicked off Siena College's First Woman President symposium Friday, saying she was confident that the day will come when a woman takes that solemn oath to lead the nation. "If the knuckleheads I've seen bumble through the job can get elected, then why not a woman," quipped Thomas, to the applause of a packed house at Siena's Student Union building. "We will have a woman president by the end of the century." Since the day President John F. Kennedy took office, Thomas has been a...

Geeks Give Hillary 'Weasel Award' The Information Technology Professionals Association of America (ITPAA), an advocacy group based in Wilmington, Del., representing professionals in the high-tech field, has handed out its first Weasel Award of 2005 to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. The organization, representing over 1,200 IT professionals nationwide, presents this award to business and political leaders who it believes betray the trust of the American people. Scott Kirwin, founder of the organization, states, "We are tired of Democrats pretending they care about the problems facing average Americans. Senator Clinton’s actions prove they clearly do not." The ITPAA based its...

An interesting set of comparisons between Hillary and Rice is over at the Washingtonian Online. I shamelessly stole it and added a couple of items: Birth Date: Hillary: October 26, 1947 Condi: November 14, 1954 Comment: Both are Scorpios Hometown: Hillary: Chicago, Illinois Condi: Birmingham, Alabama Comment: Damn yankee vs. Southern girl Earned Degrees: Hillary: Wellesley College Yale Law Condi: University of Denver: bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa Master's from Notre Dame PhD from Denver Comment: That's Doctor Rice Honorary Degrees: Hillary: More than ten; Condi: Seven; Comment: Meaningless trinkets given to curry favor...

Hillary Clinton woos IndiaBy Siddharth Srivastava NEW DELHI - For all those who think that Hillary Clinton isn't gearing up for the US presidential elections circa 2008, they would do well to take a peep at her recent visit to India. She wasn't here as the wife of ex-president Bill Clinton, well known for enjoying India having visited the country several times as president, meanwhile charming a whole lot of Indians. Hillary was in New Delhi last week in her own right as New York senator and as a person whom India sees as playing an important role in global...

TOKYO (AP) - Former President Clinton said Sunday that his wife, Hillary, would be an excellent choice as the first female leader of the world's most powerful nation. In an interview with Japan's TV Asahi, Clinton said he did not know whether his wife, the senator of New York state, has any plans to one day run for the presidency. "I don't know if she'll run or not," he told the network, but added, "She would make an excellent president, and I would always try to help her." Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she plans to run for re-election as...

Stop Hillary by 2008

Condi Vs. Hillary? It's possible She's been secretary of state for less than a month, but Condi Rice has so wowed Washington and the world during her two foreign trips that there's new buzz she's blazing a trail to the presidency. The talk started inside Bush circles when Siena College in New York State issued a poll showing big support for a 2008 White House run by Rice. It caught fire last week when insiders revived an old rumor that Vice President Cheney would retire for "health reasons" and be replaced by Rice. "She's the leading Republican woman in the...

Hillary's dilemma is a serious one. So serious, we hear from New York Democratic circles, she and husband Bill may come out soon to back another Democrat as "their" 2008 candidate. Are they serious? Here's the reasoning. more at NewsMax.com

Though certainly not a surprise, it became official last Saturday: Former presidential candidate Howard Dean is now the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Consequently, there were a lot more Republicans than usual in church pews the next day, thanking God for answering their prayers. After all, the conventional wisdom is that Mr. Scream is the gift that keeps on giving; his positions are consistently so far to the left that he can't possibly assist the Democratic Party in garnering enough moderate independent votes to be able to win back the Congress in 2006, or the White House in 2008....