[Mark in the Old South]

Re: "...the Democrats will choose someone with greater substance and integrity than Hillary!"

Don't count on it. They are bone stupid. As an example it is a wonder to me that a party with the power, money, experience and (hack, cough, hauch spit) talent as the Democratic party would pick a man who was promoting his Vietnam War credentials as qualification for President during wartime while at the same time stating he was proud of his antiwar efforts. How can a logical and sane man claim he is proud of his war efforts and at the same time be proud of saying he participating in war crimes? It defies all logic, it makes no common sense. Like the Clintoon scandal, the swift boat Vets were predictable well before the primaries were over. Hand wringing over their candidates short comings is a little late.

I doubt they will do any better in four years. Lets face facts they have never faced the real problem which is their world view, their fantasy land outlook. I can sum up the reason they won with Clintoon in 92 and 96 in two words:

Ross Perot

[Congressman Billybob]

As soon as it is clear that Kerry is down the dumper - about four minutes after the polls close on the East Coast - Hillary! will be the favorite to get the Democrat nomination in 2008. What I've set forth is that her chances are less of being the eventual nominee under the single primary pattern than under the current rolling campaign. She would almost certainly copy the Kerry pattern in 2004, given the chance.

Billybob