Really?

Hillary Clinton in '08. With each passing day, we draw closer to this conclusion. This is it. My only question is: really? Throw partisan feelings aside. It is beyond argument that the country is overwhelmingly displeased with President Bush (approval rating hovering around 30%. I also realize that these are slightly subjective measures and not totally accurate but the point should still stand). Republicans, are rudderless. Those running for the nomination in '08 are split evenly on doing everything they can to distance themselves from Bush or running in line to get behind him.

Democrats swept into Congress during the mid-term elections with the momentum of stopping the war in Iraq (of course there were other issues but that's the one that will resonate through history). Nearly 2 years later, you would be hard pressed to find anyone outside the most hardcore democrat who would tell you that the Ds have made any significant progress on this front or capitalized on the momentum the mid-terms should have provided them. Still, With Bush still lagging and Republicans less popular than in recent years, this is a golden opportunity for Democrats to step up....

And we get Hillary. This is the best? This is the haymaker? The big counter-punch? I am stunned. Despite my misgivings about her husband, it's undeniable that he was a star. Where are the stars? The alternatives to HC all have their flaws. Everyone seems to like Obama for example, but his biggest knock seems to be that no one thinks he can win. It's sentiments like these that have led us to...'She has the best chance, so I'm going with it.'

Frustrating. I will save both my readers from a rant against the HC for prez bus; I feel like you all know why she shouldn't be president, or even a Senator, or even a person you hang out with and talk about how your new apartment is in a cool neighborhood at a cocktail party. This is more of a 'state of disbelief' blog from yours truly.

The only analogy I can come up with is a major network lagging in ratings. The network says they need one big show this fall to get people talking about their network again. The network gets together and discusses a number of people who are available. After much deliberation, at this critical junction in the history of tv.....they pick a new show for:

Jimmy Smits.


Conclusion:

Hillary Clinton is the Jimmy Smits of the Democratic Party.