Posted on 07/28/2006 4:59:49 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast
HILLARY CLINTON, MCCAIN HELD VODKA-DRINKING CONTEST Fri Jul 28 2006 19:19:50 ET
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. McCain later told people how unexpectedly fun he found Hillary to be.
TIMES reporter Anne Kornblut has filed a story on the curious relationship between Hillary and John McCain, newsrooms sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
"One of the guys," is the way McCain describes her.
NYT TIMES editors plan a front page placement of Kornblut's report.
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...
And "one of the guys"? [snicker]... yeah, people have been saying that about Hillary for years, if you catch my drift.
Drunken Hitlery (shivers)
One hardly knows where to begin...
Ack, eww, yuck!! I re-tasted the Chinese food I had for lunch, Thanks.
Did McCain do any belly shots?
My sons tell about drinking games....one is in college and one graduated....I get this behavior in the college age group but not the more (mature?) crowd....
Hil's drinking secret? Hollow cankles. ;)
Both of them could use a drink or two..
Please! I just had my dinner! *SHUDDER*
Part of the MSM's attempt to humanize Hillary.
How many milli-seconds passed before Ted Kennedy was begging to get involved in this?
That, and I can really see a McCain/Clinton or a Clinton/McCain ticket on '08. I bet it will happen.
Mature?
Hey, we are talking about OUR senate. There is nothing mature there.
Hillary was probably thinking if she got 'em all drunk, one of 'em might take a stab at her.
If McCain is at the top of the ticket, he will have a very short life expectancy.
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