My Change of Heart on Hillary [View All]

[mondo joe]

I've always felt quite strongly that Hillary could never win the national election.

But lately I've come to see her as one of the few Dems who could take it and dish it out with the Bush administration. She seems to make them just drooling idiots. I think of how they just fall into her lap, with comments about her being angry, her talk about Rove being obsessed with her.

Another factor in her favor is that the right has already demonized her. We know what we get with Hillary - as opposed to guys like Kerry who ought to be considered heroes but can be smeared into something else.

Lastly, I think the last election really was about national security, and Rove/Bush's reputation as doing ANYTHING including breaking the law to win worked in their favor. We are in a time in which being too honorable counts more as a vice than a virtue. But I don't think Hillary has that problem. If anything, her reputation as a sort of shrew may be a boon in this context.

This isn't a declaration. We're a long way from a nominee. Just sharing a little change in attitude on my part.