Regarding Hillary Clinton

[byronius]

11. Truly, a lot of intense invective being spewed.

Me, I'm still considering and pondering. I definitely think there is a Catch-22 at work here -- Citizen's United has made it necessary for every Democratic candidate to develop a relationship with Big Money, thereby tarring their reputation permanently with the party purists.

She's apologized for her Iraq war vote, if I'm not mistaken. Me, I find that evidence of willingness to grow and learn, and I won't hold it against her. All the other stuff -- I have yet to really sift through it all. I appreciate your always-wise attempt to instill a little patience and unemotional process into the mix, although there seem to be many Absolutists with serious Hillary-hatred dominating the discussion here.

I generally trust her, just as a human being. I don't believe she's a nefarious slave to Big Money, as so many charge. I think she's living in the world of American politics, and I'm sure it's altered her; at heart, however, I still think she's quite the neo-hippie. Perhaps not as savvy or amazingly adept as Obama, but who in this entire world is? No one.

No one. We're going to miss him terribly when he's gone. Replacing him will be impossible.

Thanks for your balance in this matter, sir. You rock.