It has become apparant those files became increasingly irrelevant. Look at how Jamie Gorelick's career was destroyed in one sentence. Yesterday, they were likely rendered wortleess.
Hillary! played with fire on this. She's also always been in over her head, her success rate is actually horrible--her husband did not win elections, or impeachment--he survived them. Her party hasn't won back control of Congress in a decade, and support has been steadily eroding on the state level in at least 15 states since 1996.
Basically, every move she may have a hand in backfired. The destruction of the Dean campaign, the now-laughable 9|11 Commission, and getting sloppy with her brain sypnapses with the WRONG person to do that with, Donald Rumsfeld.
That exchange yesterday could potentially end her political career. It made her look like she was running a shadow government, which infuriates Kerry as much as it does Bush. Also makes her a threat to the legitmate power structure. Threats get dealt with and disposed of quickly in American politics. It is why we never had a personalist dictatorship.
So, I'd be nervous too, if I were her. I'd look to cut a deal, now.
lavrenti - Gorelick isn't destroyed yet, not in the sense that 'the media' has gotten on her case. CBS, ABS, NBS, MSNBS and the print have barely mentioned it other than to stand behind her. Look how the RINOs on the 9/11 commission have done nothing, even refused to criticize her.