[TomGuy]

The irony is this:

The Dems were supposed to lose in 06, according to many of the conservative talkshow hosts, and that would be the end of the Democrat party.

Now, the demise of the Republican party seems imminent.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

"The irony is this: The Dems were supposed to lose in 06, according to many of the conservative talkshow hosts, and that would be the end of the Democrat party. Now, the demise of the Republican party seems imminent."

I totally agree. No one can say what will happen in 2008, and it's ridiculous to become resigned and depressed over something that hasn't happened, and may not ever happen. Bill Clinton, who is much more likable and has much better 'think on the fly' political instincts than does Hillary was never able to garner 50% of the vote. Actually, Gore did better than he did.

Hillary has a mountain to climb. She didn't run until now for a variety of reasons, but one of them was scandal fatigue. The Clintons are betting that enough time has passed for the scandals to be distant memories. There will, however, be new ones, and the old ones will then come back. By the time the primaries are held I believe that scandal fatigue regarding the Clintons will be prominent again, and that it will sink her aspirations.

[murdoog]

Republicans need to remember what Rudyard Kipling said about triumph and despair.