as Nikki Finke would say "TOLD YA SO"... Jeb Bush mulling presidential bid

[JDPriestly]

57. Hillary could never win the presidency.

She is a marvelous woman. She is brilliant and competent and dedicated --- and rigid and inclined to displaying a bad temper on occasion (getting in a huff) and impatient. She does not have the personal warmth that a winning presidential candidate needs to have.

Sorry. I like and admire Hillary Clinton, but there are other women out there like Elizabeth Warren who do not seem so tired, who do not get in a huff when they are angry, who just seem more personable and human.

Condoleeza Rice is also a woman who could never be elected president. She too has a cold demeanor.

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, on the other hand, have that warmth. They seem to love each individual they meet and talk to. I'm sure that when you are with one of them, talking to one of them, you have the impression that they would rather talk to you than do anything else in the room. That is, at least, the impression that they give crowds, individuals they meet at events and television audiences.

Hillary, wonderful as she is, just does not have that charisma. Sorry, but it is just so. Even her voice sounds cold and judgmental. She has a wonderful character and she stands for the right things.

But then, there is a big problem because she served on the board of directors of Walmart. The unions and women may not like the fact that she did not change Walmart's policies toward unions or women and has not done much about them since leaving that board.

Hillary just would not be a wise choice in 2016. Sorry. I like her too, but I don't think she could win. And she will be too old. She does look very tired. And she has said she won't be serving as Secretary of State this next term because she wants time off. I don't expect her to continue such an active career.