The small group of Dems who hate Hillary hated Bill, too.

[ljm2002]

180. I remember back in the run-up to the 2008 election...

...when the Democratic field had thinned and the race was between Hillary and Barack. I had wanted Dennis Kucinich myself, but of course he was out early on.

At the time as I watched the debates, I realized one thing: Obama was green. Not just young, but green. Clinton already had lots of experience dealing with the right wing and its tactics. She would never have made the mistake of trying to placate the bastards.

And she was also capable of working with them -- she had already demonstrated that in the Senate, where she earned the respect of colleagues in both parties.

With all that said, I really really hope she does not run this time. She is too much of a warmonger. She not only voted to go to war in Iraq, she was among the leading saber-rattlers w.r.t. Iran. And she's way, way too corporate- and banker-friendly for my taste.

Hillary Clinton is not above criticism, and I will criticize her when I wish. My motives for doing so have nothing to do with hate for either her or her husband.

If she does run, and is our nominee, I will of course vote for her, and will also defend her against her Republican opponent whoever that may be.