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Has anyone wondered how, if Clinton can raise Obama to the level of an enemy with a full-throttled attack on him, with Bill the flamethrower leading the way, have you thought of how many enemies she's going to make in the White House? If you think that she's going to represent the Democratic Party in her dealing with the G.O.P. that may be wishful thinking. She will be representing her own wing of the Democratic Party (as she has made abundantly clear so far to her opponent's supporters--who she has more vociferously attacked than she has Bush). As her comments about Johnson imply, she may be overly opitimistic about Presidential power alone being enough to put her agenda into action.
Hasn't anyone told her about the need for allies when you are engaging in battles? Seriously. Going it alone didn't work too great for another entitled leader. Think coalition, Hill, think consensus. Winning the Democratic nomination may be the easiest part of the struggle. She still has to conquer in a general election, and she has to lead once she is in the white house.
So far, I see her only focused on the immediate--not her longer term strategy.
