[carumba]

Well, it seems to me some freepers froth and such at the mention of Hillary. So next election cycle will be interesting. Who hates who the mostest.

[Stoat]

Actually, I have my doubts that Hillary will truly want to run. Her candidacy would be the greatest gift that the Dems could possibly give to the Republicans, as it would be an instant slam-dunk. It would make Dukakas's efforts seem Herculean by comparison, such are the scale of her negatives. When thoughtful, traditional Democrats revile her because of her innumerable negatives it's pretty clear that her candidacy would be a non-starter. A crushing defeat for her would be a monumental blow to her ego, something she simply wouldn't tolerate. I'm thinking that she will perhaps wait for the next Dem administration and lobby for a Supreme Court appointment. In truth, I'm hoping that I'm wrong in this assessment because it would certainly be a great show :-)

As to hate and vitriol from Republicans, yes it's there but not nearly on the scale as what's been shown by the Dems. If Kerry had won, you wouldn't be seeing Republican leaders calling the rest of the country "stupid" and you wouldn't have Republican representatives calling for secession. You wouldn't have Republicans committing suicide and lining up to see psychiatrists for depressive disorders. Defeat would have been painful but it would have been accepted gracefully and we would have looked thougtfully at ourselves and tried to determine what we did wrong, rather than hysterically screaming about how the rest of the country is so utterly worthless and stupid.