[Mr. Brightside]

She has already seen off one Republican challenger, whose campaign was reduced to tatters, and last week dispatched another, Ed Cox, the son-in-law of former president Richard Nixon. He turned down his party's increasingly desperate pleas to stand.

I thought Pataki pushed Cox out of the race to make room for Pataki's favorite (name escapes me) .... And then SHE dropped out.

[Fenris6]

Clinton will destroy the Dem Wimps in the primaries, by whatever means she thinks she can get away with. The Dems will have no choice but to flock to her banner in 08.

[Txsleuth]

Yes....I can see why the people that would run her campaign might not want a taste of the medicine that they have been shoving at Bush for 6 years...

[Doogle]

"nervousness" among Democrats about backing such a controversial figure..

translation: she blew it big time with a typical liberal plantation remark...

[samtheman]

Ms Clinton's modest success with voters in small-town upstate New York is taken by some as proof she can win over conservatives

I personally am baffled by that success. Could someone who knows New York State politics please explain it to us?

[Brilliant]

Remember that the Dems torpedoed Dean for Kerry because they thought Dean was too risky.

I gotta hand it to them. The Dems are a very calculating bunch. Unfortunately for them, even their "moderates" are actually liberal nutcases.

[lesser_satan]

Too many people already hate her, including a lot of swing voters and dems. I don't know if she'd be able to overcome that.

[doug from upland]

INDICTING HILLARY: One Man's Quest to Hold Hillary Clinton Accountable

[GOPJ]

"Ultimately the issue is: do we turn to something new? We've been through the Clintons, we've been through the Gores, we've been through the Kerrys, all of whom are known quantities in politics," Mr Panetta said.

What about the loud old drunk in the Senate? He's got family name ...

[melt]

The guys in the smoke-filled rooms will never allow a Hillary nomination. And besides, Gore will dig up some dirt.

[SkyPilot]

Leon Panetta, Mr Clinton's former chief of staff, said there was "nervousness" among Democrats about backing such a controversial figure at a time when many Americans believe President George W.Bush has polarised united the country.

The only people who are "polarized" are Marxists, atheists, feminists, and homosexuals.

[umgud]

The far left, who is battling moderates for control of the dem party don't like or want Hillary. The moderates are afraid she can't win. Us pubbies are hoping she is the dem nominee. But the MSM clearly wants one of two candidates....... Hillary or McCain.

[kingofbloviatorland]

"She clearly understands there is a real need to re-establish some sense of bipartisan co-operation and has to ask herself: 'Could I be that kind of leader?'," he said. "

Translation - she understands that she must be careful about stabbing people in the back....

[Arizona Carolyn]

The further away he is from the centre of power, the more Mr Clinton has gained in popularity

What is that all about? Certainly not among anyone I know.

[John Valentine]

...at a time when many Americans believe President George W.Bush has polarised the country.

The only Americans who believe that President Bush has "polarized" the country are Democrats. Their ability to project their own faults onto others is legendary.

[smoothsailing]

The Democrats have a rising star in Mark Warner..

Oh no, not another rising star.I've lost count of all the times some unknown phony "moderate" is portrayed that way.

[wouldntbprudent]

The American people should be reminded at every point: a vote for MRS. BILL CLINTON is a vote to have the Sinkmeister wandering the halls of the White House again. Ick.

[joonbug]

"Too risky"

Ya think? With 51% of people definitely against her as per a recent poll.

[JABBERBONK]

When Warner comes out for the war he is toast with the Democrats.....if he comes out against the war he is toast with the majority of Americans. Same holds true of Hillary. Don't be suprised if some lefty loon goes third party on an anti war agenda.

[maggief]

It may be risky getting near this outfit, (okay, in the last pic she wore a different pink shirt).



U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) joins U.S. Congressional leaders as they stand together to pledge honest leadership and an open government during an event at the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington January 18, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing



United States Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., gestures as she addresses mayors attending the 74th Winter meeting of the The United States Conference of Mayors, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)



U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, speaks at a re-election fundraiser as Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski, right, looks on in Portland, Ore., Friday Jan. 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)