But the "sheriff" was George W. Bush, anonymous. And she knew that when she voted to give him the gun.

Was she so stupid that she didn't realize he'd abuse it? Because it was obvious to me and a whole lot of other people.

Or maybe she just decided that if she didn't make that vote, the Republicans would call her "weak on terrorism" in the 2008 Presidential elections. In which case, she cynically traded American lives, treasure, and honor - not to mention the lives of untold numbers of Iraqis - for her own political gain. And how do you square that with her oath of office as a Senator?

Could Hillary supporters knock it off with this "you're only voting against her because you're a sexist pig" line? I must have had that one thrown at me a hundred times during this election cycle, and I'm heartily sick of it.

As a feminist, I consider it both a personal insult - who the hell are you to tell me that I'm sexist? You don't even KNOW me! - and demeaning to feminism as well. I'd happily vote for a woman candidate, but my support or lack of support for ANY candidate has absolutely nothing to do with with they've got - or not - between their legs. Until the day comes that my wife runs for office (and she tells me that that's not going to happen).

The simple truth is that Hillary has made one disastrous decision after another.

The health care debacle - she should have gone with single-payer from the start. She'd still have been creamed by the health insurance industry, but at least she'd have been taking a stand on principle.

The Iraq vote. Was Senator Clinton stupid? Did she really think that Bush and Cheney wouldn't take advantage of the biggest political and financial gift they could ever wish for? Because it sure seemed obvious to me that they were going to use that vote to go to war. If Hillary isn't smarter than me (or at least as smart), she shouldn't be President.

Contrariwise, if she took a long look at that authorization and decided that a vote against it would be harmful to her future Presidential run, she coldly sacrificed American lives and the fortunes of her own political party - not to mention countless Iraqis, the American budget, etc. etc. etc. - for her own political future. And yet that vote backfired on her! Either way, it's criminal incompetence.

I could go on. The bankruptcy bill. The flag-burning bill. A campaign in chaos, filled with incompetent cronies burning through tens of millions of dollars.

Claims of "experience" that include every minute she has spent since getting out of law school - and what has that experience produced? What real accomplishment can Senator Clinton point to?

She could have the biggest dick in the universe, and it wouldn't matter a bit. And don't try to tell me that I'm tilting the playing field by somehow defining qualification for the Presidency using specifically male qualities, because I'm not. Not unless competence, intelligence, and honesty are specifically male qualities - and if you're saying that, you're the one insulting women, not me.

Hey, I'm from Rhode Island!

And for your information, the latest polls have Obama up 15% over Hillary. So if she's counting on a save here, it's not looking good for her.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/28/politics/uwire/main3889995.shtml

We were actually invited to go hear Bill Clinton speak a few days ago (in fact, I think the speech was today). Didn't go.

I can't believe her team blew well over a HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS and an incredible lead in the polls simultaneously. And she wants us to believe that she's COMPETENT?

Just how does anyone GET that far from reality?

Incidentally, I'm very proud that I totally busted Mark Penn's chops in a Washington Post chat a few months ago. And he backed down!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/09/14/DI2007091401680.html

In an article in the New York Times, Mark Penn claims that the Obama team's rapid response shows that his campaign is super-sensitive to the issue of his readiness.

What a piece of work!

Looks like if Hillary can't win the nomination, she'd rather that McCain beat Obama. Maybe she's planning on running against him in 2012.

Or maybe she wants to be McCain's running mate. Boy, she really is Joe Lieberman in a pantsuit.

It's worth pointing out that she promised in the debates that she would support the eventual Democratic nominee. I guess she forgot to add "As long as it's ME!"

She has betrayed the Democratic Party, apparently because she's pissed off by her own poor performance. And whose fault is THAT, I wonder? Who appointed incompetent cronies and blew more than 100 million dollars, not to mention an overwhelming advantage in name recognition and party leadership connections?

Here's a hint: the person to blame has the initials H.R.C.