Here's a fun thought experiment to distract us from rampant crap articles about Hillary Clinton running for vice-president: How would her party have fared in last Tuesday's midterms if she was president? Pretty well, according to Dana Milbank! How does he know this? He discussed the matter with the world's most impartial Hillary Clinton experts, "Clinton campaign advisers I spoke with." According to these people, Clinton has some sort of magical "experience toolkit" that would have made voters hate the Democratic Party less, and she would have been bullied into being a less accomplished president. "Would the Democrats have lost fewer seats on Tuesday?" Dana asks. "It's impossible to know." But this guy still pretends he does know, and his answer is
I'm ambivalent about Hillary Clinton (sometimes I like her, and sometimes I loathe her), but nothing gets me into a frothy rage like "Well, if HILLARY were President..." shit. You know what? We'd probably generally be in the exact same place, except it would be sexist signs at the Tea Party rallies instead of racist ones, and Issa would be preparing to investigate the death of Vince Foster.
And what is it with all of my gay brethren who are convinced if only Hillary were president we'd all be getting gay married on the beach this summer and cheering on the new Pink Berets battalion? How did she get some strange "diva" status where we're just supposed to think she's so cool? She wouldn't have done a damn thing more for gays than Obama has! Stop it!
Yeah, but is that ALL it takes to get our gay-love? Jeez, we used to at least ask for singing ability and flamboyant fashion. Gays today...
<blockquote>But anyone who has covered politics, for a living, over the past 2 years should know that. </blockquote>
Well, what about simply covering politics <i>with a thin layer of feces</i>? That pretty much gives Millbank a pass here.
this is good news for john mccain.
In the parallel universe where Hillary Clinton was actually elected, we&#039;d all be wondering what if Obama was president.
well except that would exclude the hungover.
I&#039;m ambivalent about Hillary Clinton (sometimes I like her, and sometimes I loathe her), but nothing gets me into a frothy rage like &quot;Well, if HILLARY were President...&quot; shit. You know what? We&#039;d probably generally be in the exact same place, except it would be sexist signs at the Tea Party rallies instead of racist ones, and Issa would be preparing to investigate the death of Vince Foster.
And what is it with all of my gay brethren who are convinced if only Hillary were president we&#039;d all be getting gay married on the beach this summer and cheering on the new Pink Berets battalion? How did she get some strange &quot;diva&quot; status where we&#039;re just supposed to think she&#039;s so cool? She wouldn&#039;t have done a damn thing more for gays than Obama has! Stop it!