[Nick Danger]

Just think of all the time, effort and expense the media have dumped into their anti-Bush campaign

Yeah, this is a game they play. Bush lets the media pound on him for three or four months, waits until they start crowing about his low poll numbers, and then does something that demonstrates how ineffective they are.

If you're a Democrat, you have to put the trash can back on your head when you see this. They have eight or nine guys (I lost count) running around bad-mouthing everything Bush does, they got Hillary chowing down in Afghanistan, and they have all the Usual Suspects in the media throwing spears on their behalf. What good does it do 'em? None.

The good news is that this will probably convince Hillary that even though she could have the nomination if she wanted it, she doesn't want it. I think she was starting to waver; sometimes the Democrats get fooled by their own friends in the press into thinking that things are better for them than they are. This poll will remind her that Bush has infinite money, the economy is roaring back, and whoever walks into that buzzsaw will be lucky to match McGovern.

[colorado tanker]

I think Hillary has figured out that she shouldn't chance it in 2004. Even with the Clinton money machine, she would be starting out way behind Dubya in financing and probably would never catch up. She's tough as nails and won't be fooled by some of those silly, spun polls the Dims are floating.

Her real worry is that whichever of the nine pins is nominated will be so bad that he will dig a huge hole for the Dim party, damage that might not be repairable in four years. Hence the Clark candidacy. But Clark is turning out to be another goober.