[chimera]

Anyone who poo-poos Hillary's chances (including many here on FR) will be making the same mistake we did in '92 with another Clinton. Hillary is well-financed and managed to the nth degree. The lamestream press treats her with kid gloves, and will savage any opponent she draws. There is also a strong group-identity/victim dynamic in politics today and Hillary will exploit that to the maximum, just like she did against Lazio.

Whether we want to admit it or not, most of the electorate still gets their information from "traditional" media. The lamestream press will still be a powerful force in the '08 election. The media was absolutely desperate to elect a female Speaker of the House in '06, they pulled out all the stops to get one and succeeded. Likewise, they are desperate for a female President in '08, and they will do whatever it takes to get one. If they can't have that, they'll settle for an ersatz black President in Hussein Obama. Either way, the country will be in a world of hurt.

[Mike Bates]

Anyone who poo-poos Hillary's chances (including many here on FR) will be making the same mistake we did in '92 with another Clinton

Agreed.

[twonie]

OK - how's about US doing a little of what it takes to get our man in? How about not bending over every time the clow car media chimes in? How about us stopping whining and maundering in public places about our poor chances? How about that?