Bill Clinton, 92: "The hits that I took in this election are nothing compared to the hits the people of this state and this country have been taking for a long time."

Hillary Clinton, tonight: "You know, the hits I’ve taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country."

And of course, she began her closing by repeating the "Diner Sob" question: "How do you do it?"

So, that's three sources Clinton "plagiarized" her closing tonight from. Reality check: This is how politics works.

Deal with it before the audience boos you.

Walter Shapiro writes: "But all the armchair speculations in the world could not prepare viewers for the dignity and emotional power of Clinton's answer. ... Then, with the careful geographical precision that is one of her political strengths, Clinton ended this riff by describing a wrenching visit to wounded soldiers at the Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio. It would be melodramatic to believe that a single debate response could rescue a drowning candidate. But Clinton's Austin answer seemed destined to, at minimum, be remembered as a high point of her campaign."

Hey, Walter! Did we see the same debate? Hillary's answer was just as much "blather" as Obama's was. Not only that, but she very nearly had a melted-microchip, robot-repeating-itself moment where she said the exact same phrase twice as if forgetting what she'd already said.

Here is the transcript. I will bold the repeated phrase:

HILLARY CLINTON: Well, I think everybody here knows I've lived through some crises and some challenging moments in my life. And... And I am grateful for the support and the prayers of countless Americans.

But people often ask me, "How do you do it?" You know, "How do you keep going?" And I just have to shake my head in wonderment, because with all of the challenges that I've had, they are nothing compared to what I see happening in the lives of Americans every single day. Along with Senator McCain, as the only two elected officials, to speak at the opening at the Intrepid Center at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, a center designed to take care of and provide rehabilitation for our brave young men and women who have been injured in war.

And I remember sitting up there and watching them come in. Those who could walk were walking. Those who had lost limbs were trying with great courage to get themselves in without the help of others. Some were in wheelchairs and some were on gurneys. And the speaker representing these wounded warriors had had most of his face disfigured by the results of fire from a roadside bomb.

You know, the hits I've taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country.

And I resolved at a very young age that I'd been blessed and that I was called by my faith and by my upbringing to do what I could to give others the same opportunities and blessings that I took for granted. That's what gets me up in the morning. That's what motivates me in this campaign.

And, you know, no matter what happens in this contest -- and I am honored, I am honored to be here with Barack Obama. I am absolutely honored. Whatever happens, we're going to be fine. You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we'll be able to say the same thing about the American people, and that's what this election should be about.

Whoops.

Anyway, I dunno, but I don't think Clinton's comments were particularly eloquent. She basically said, "I went to the opening of a new treatment center. There were a lot of veterans who were really messed up. They have it much worse than I do." Okay, that's a fair thing to point out, but it wasn't like this was a particularly brilliant chunk of philosophy. Although it was more long-winded than Obama's answer, I don't know why it was necessarily better.

Wow, this may be the most biased article yet from Salon and that is saying a LOT.

Shapiro actually referred to such a clearly rehearsed, poorly thought out and horribly delivered line as a "potent putdown."

Apparently he was so amused by this lame attack that he completely and totally failed to notice that the democratic audience in Texas BOOED her roundly for the line. The line was not at all successful. Every other article I have read about the debate asked whether her moment at the end made up for the botched attack. Then add her lifting an Edwards debate line almost verbatim and she has two glaring negatives against her one "Texas-size" moment, which was just as rehearsed as the Xerox line. She now officially rivals Bush in faking emotional moments.

She stayed married to a serial womanizer. That is what she is staking her campaign on now. Hillary Clinton knew about Flowers and Jones and probably many more and stayed with him. She wasn't just "standing by her man" as she herself said. No, his infidelity was just another tool for her to use to further her own goals. Anyone who was swayed by her shameless remarks has swallowed the Kool-Aid.

It is time for Hillary Clinton to swallow her pride and step her phony, sludge-spewing self aside.

For all his woeful lack of qualifications, GWB was at least a Governor and thus held an executive position. However, Mr. Obama, who has never had the chance to demonstrate that he could successfully manage an ice cream truck, has a real shot at the brass ring!

He has more experience in Washington D.C. than Lincoln had when he became President. He doesn't have quite as much legislative experience total, but he's pretty close.

As for demonstrating successful leadership, he's currently ahead of Hillary in the delegate count and in the national polls - this for a guy who had little money and little name recognition compared to the former First Lady just six months ago. While her campaign staggers along near bankruptcy after having squandered over $100 million, his has been running along like a well-oiled machine.

If she can't run a primary campaign successfully given her many advantages (including her ex-President husband and her so-called experience), how could she hope to beat McCain in the general election, or run the country effectively if elected?