[Maria S]

"By contrast, Hillary looks stiff and aloof in a crowd..."

The evening news showed a brief clip of her in Baghdad with the troops. She stood somewhat stiffly and shook hands as some of them approached her...my first thought was how much she reminded me of Queen Elizabeth! I believe you're supposed to wait until SHE extends her hand before you shake. Hillary is NOT a hugger, either, that's for sure. Of course, Bush just hauls off and hugs, pats, smiles, etc., as naturally as he breathes.

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

No doubt about it, we've got a President who, among many other qualities, is a "stand-up guy".

[PoisedWoman]

...my first thought was how much she reminded me of Queen Elizabeth! I believe you're supposed to wait until SHE extends her hand before you shake. Hillary is NOT a hugger, either, that's for sure

Oh dear, I'd never compare Hitlery with QEII. For one thing, the queen is a real lady, comfortable with traditional manners, and I believe she actually loves her country and her church. A stout-hearted lady through and through. .God save the Queen.

Hitlery has no inner grace or elegance, she has only a thin veneer of phony propriety over an inner core of hatred, revenge, blind ambition, disloyalty, and other nasty things roiling together like frothing sewage.

Queenie wouldn't hug you because it just wouldn't be proper, Hitlery wouldn't because she hates you.

[arasina]

Bush just hauls off and hugs, pats, smiles, etc., as naturally as he breathes.

You've got THAT right. I got a kick out of President Bush patting that "pardoned" turkey like it was one of his own pets.