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Hillary Clinton, McCain Held Vodka-Drinking Contest
Drudge Report ^ | July 28, 2006 | Matt Drudge

Posted on 07/28/2006 4:25:30 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

On a congressional trip to Estonia, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton astonished her traveling companions by suggesting the group do what one does in the Baltics: hold a vodka-drinking contest!

Delighted, the leader of the overseas delegation, Sen. John McCain, quickly agreed, the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report on Saturday.

The after-dinner game went so well -- memories are a bit hazy on who drank how much -- that McCain later told people how unexpectedly fun he found Clinton to be.

TIMES reporter Anne Kornblut has filed a story on the curious relationship between Hillary and John McCain.

"One of the guys," is the way McCain describes her.

Clinton and McCain have developed an amiable relationship. They worked together, both on the Senate Armed Services Committee and on the issue of global warming. But as the 2008 presidential campaign begins to take shape, with McCain and Clinton at the top of the polls for their parties' nominations, they are increasingly doing things that underscore their differences.

"But the interplay between the two senators -- both celebrities, both self-styled centrists, both with compelling personal narratives and a knack for infuriating their own parties' bases -- remains intriguing as they navigate the early phase of a presidential race with an eye toward conceivably running against one another."

Developing...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: New York
KEYWORDS: adrunkenhornyhillary; clinton; congress; electionpresident; geopolitics; hillary; mccain; senate; vodka
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To: West Coast Conservative
the two senators -- both celebrities,

Well, what better reason to be a senator, than to be a celebrity?

41 posted on 07/28/2006 4:46:09 PM PDT by FlyVet (What would Hezbollah do to a guy named Sulzberger?)
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To: West Coast Conservative
McCain later told people how unexpectedly fun he found Hillary to be.

I bet!

42 posted on 07/28/2006 4:48:27 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: dayglored

She will say that she was drinking WATER. Harry S. Truman at Potsdam Conference had one of these contests with Stalin, and reached over and grabbed his glass to see what it actually was....WATER


43 posted on 07/28/2006 4:49:26 PM PDT by rovenstinez (,)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Drinking contests like that sometimes lead to coyote like activity.


44 posted on 07/28/2006 4:50:08 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (999-TNS)
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To: West Coast Conservative
The after-dinner game went so well -- memories are a bit hazy on who drank how much -- that McCain later told people how unexpectedly fun he found Clinton to be

I'm so happy they are enjoying themselves. So much is going to s***, but as long as they are having a good time.

45 posted on 07/28/2006 4:50:15 PM PDT by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: Bigg Red

mark


46 posted on 07/28/2006 4:52:12 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Never trust Democrats with national security.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

both self-styled centrists,

ONly in the minds of the gullible!


47 posted on 07/28/2006 4:53:47 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Two peas in a pod.


48 posted on 07/28/2006 4:55:19 PM PDT by stands2reason (ANAGRAM for the day: Socialist twaddle == Tact is disallowed)
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To: Gritty

One of the most hideous "busts" I've ever seen.


49 posted on 07/28/2006 4:55:41 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: Gritty
If that's Hillary's bust, here's the pedestal that compliments the work perfectly: http://web.umr.edu/~umrcr/photos/elephant_butt.jpg
50 posted on 07/28/2006 4:57:24 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Yeah, I've got an axe to grind...what else would you use on Leftists?)
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To: Paperdoll

Nyet! Nyet to Smirnoff! Stolichnaya. Dah!

Now Hillie sleep good!


51 posted on 07/28/2006 4:57:27 PM PDT by hotshu (Ann Coulter: "I hope one day to display your charm.")
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To: West Coast Conservative
"One of the guys," is the way McCain describes her.

A fitting description. But she's still a lesbian.
52 posted on 07/28/2006 4:58:53 PM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: stands2reason
I fear so.
53 posted on 07/28/2006 4:59:41 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow, real poverty)
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To: So Cal Rocket

Hill was probably flashing those gams.


54 posted on 07/28/2006 5:11:49 PM PDT by Recon Dad (Marine Spec Ops Dad)
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To: Gritty
> I thought she was the destined to be the "sexy" President!!??

Geez Louise, those are some scary damn busts!!!

Wherever did that picture come from?

55 posted on 07/28/2006 5:39:20 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Against her McCain never had a chance.


56 posted on 07/28/2006 5:43:03 PM PDT by combat_boots (Dug in and not budging an inch. NOT to be schiavoed, greered, or felosed as a patient)
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To: stands2reason
Two peas in a pod.

Two peas penises in a pod.

57 posted on 07/28/2006 5:54:11 PM PDT by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: cbkaty

LOL & ewwww.... at the same time!


58 posted on 07/28/2006 5:58:17 PM PDT by stands2reason (ANAGRAM for the day: Socialist twaddle == Tact is disallowed)
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To: West Coast Conservative

It's either the vodka or Hillary. Or the comment about the cigars...

59 posted on 07/28/2006 6:38:33 PM PDT by rlmorel (Islamofacism: It is all fun and games until someone puts an eye out. Or chops off a head.)
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To: mikrofon
"..."One of the guys," is the way McCain describes her..."


60 posted on 07/28/2006 6:43:20 PM PDT by rlmorel (Islamofacism: It is all fun and games until someone puts an eye out. Or chops off a head.)
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