[ricpic]

To everything you say about the Clintons I say; so what?
We know that huge numbers of Americans voted for Bill Clinton in '96 for only one reason; they were doing well financially.
In '08 when Hillary makes her run (she won't challenge GW in '04), if the economy is tanking those same Americans will vote her into the presidency.
Never underestimate the indifference to everything but the state of their own pocketbook, in which most people live.

[Mia T]

I predict that by '08, clinton won't be a viable option. Do not underestimate the magnitude and intensity of clinton revulsion WITHIN the Democrat party, especially after the Democrat Debacle of '02. (The Democrats lost EVERYTHING under the clintons.)

Notwithstanding this, 9/11 changed the paradigm. For the people--from 9/11 forward--clinton fecklessness and self-protection in the face of terror will always trump the pocketbook.

The people's reasoning, which is quite unassailable, goes something like this: If you ain't alive, you can't spend it.

[aruanan]

We know that huge numbers of Americans voted for Bill Clinton in '96 for only one reason; they were doing well financially.

Actually, if you remember--and it's apparent you don't--huge numbers did NOT vote for Bill Clinton either in '92 or '96. And your political analysis is as bad as your memory.