[doug from upland]

Meanwhile, Hillary sits back, saves her money, lets the others attack each other, doesn't get bloodied, and is waiting in the wings for the convention.

[Media Insurgent]

"Meanwhile, Hillary...is waiting in the wings for the convention."

I don't think so. Hillary is sneaky, and you can't rule anything out with the Clintons, but I don't think that sort of play would work. When was the last time that either party's convention decided the candidate? The days of smoke filled rooms and convention fights are over. The modern convention is just a made-for-TV pep rally. You can't win a candidacy now without going the the media circus of the primaries. If hillary wants to run this time around, she's going to enter the fray very, very soon. I think she's saving up all that money and biding her time until 08. You won't see her ugly face in next year's primaries unless Dubya's approval ratings are in the 30s.

[sweetliberty]

Here is what I want to know. If Al got the votes in the primary, are the RATs obligated to to give him the nomination or can they find a way to weasel around the "problem"? What is the liklihood that we will see Al in the debates? In 2000 in the Republican primary, Alan Keyes was a master debater that raised the level of the debate in my opinion and served to reveal all the candidates and what they were made of. Regardless of the final outcome, I would love to see the same thing happen in the RAT primary debates this time around because one thing is certain; say what you will about Al, but he can tapdance circles around these other sock puppets in a debate forum.

[sneakypete]

Meanwhile, Hillary sits back, saves her money, lets the others attack each other, doesn't get bloodied, and is waiting in the wings for the convention.

Yup,that's been the plan all along.