Hillary Clinton: My life at 60

[William769]

Hillary Clinton knows who she won't get a 60th birthday gift from - her arch-nemesis Rudy Giuliani.

Once she stopped laughing at the question, the Democrats' presidential front-runner said she wouldn't be anywhere near the top of the leading Republican candidate's gift list, regardless of their New York connection.

"Well, ya know, I think somehow on Rudy's list, I would not be in the top, oh, 1,000," Clinton joked as she talked exclusively to the Daily News about life, health, family, dreams and the milestone birthday she hits tomorrow.

Asked how she has changed as she gets older, the hard-charging Clinton sounded almost Zen-like.

"Like a lot of people, I have gotten more patient, I have a better sense of what's really important in life. I'm not as, shall we say, workaholic, even though I work hard, it's not all-consuming. I just feel like I have a much more balanced view of life."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/25/2007-10-25_hillary_clinton_my_life_at_60.html

[Alter Ego]

1. I'll probably get a lot of crap for saying this, but here goes anyway.

I think Hillary would be an excellent President. I honestly do. She has her husband's experience (and her own!) to draw on, not to mention incredible political savvy. However, she's not such a good candidate.

Her political maneuvering turns to "swaying in the wind" during the race, and her mere presence, her mere EXISTENCE, is enough to pull the loudmouth Republican base together. Now, I'm not saying that there are more people that hate her than like her--recent polls apparently have proven me wrong on that count. However, that minority that does virulently hate her is a LOT louder than the majority that really likes her.

It's times like this I wish I could just fast-forward time to the convention, see who the nominee is, then fast-forward to Election Day.

[William769]

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