I was always willing to overlook Clinton's indiscretions. There had not been a president I was really proud of in my life time, and when Clinton came along, I didn't want to hear anything bad about him. The Clinton years were deeply flawed, but through it all Clinton managed to maintain his popularity and his stature in the world. So, when people started to pick on him for a little affair here or there, I had no use for them. Get thee behind me spoilsports (and that included you Hitchins).

As for Hillary, I gave her little thought. Until recently. As naive as it sounds now, I was actually a bit taken aback when she announced her run. Oh sure, there had been talk of such, but for some reason I never took seriously the candidacy of a woman whose chief experience was her bad marriage. I was all set to support Edwards, feeling that he should have been president four years ago. But Edwards went all angry (what's up with that?), and along came sunny Obama. He had me at "hello," and I've never looked back. Unfortunately, Hillary apparently really, really thought she was about to be president. I don't really get that, but she did. And now all the lies and tricks of Billary are bothering me quite a bit more than they once did. I am no longer desperate to think so highly of Bill's presidency because I see Obama on the horizon (with his fly zipped and an obvious passion for his brilliant, likeable wife) and I'm so over the Clintons.

What I have found most surprising is how my feelings about Bill have changed. Rather than him making me feel more positively about Hillary, Hillary is making me feel more negatively about Bill. For the first time in my life, I'm angry about the Clinton presidency. "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow" was playing while I was at the grocery yesterday and its not a happy song for me anymore.

I don't think I'll ever have to decide what to do if Hillary gains the nomination. I think my feelings are far too common for her to win the nomination, much less the election. It will be nice however, to see the day when my suspicions are confirmed.

Yeah I like Obama better, too.

BRILLIANT! Fine writing Chris.

"Whose chief experience is her marriage?"

Um, last time I checked, she serves in the same Senate Obama serves in. And has for longer, I might add.

Once again, I find that most arguments against her rely upon sexism. Referencing her marriage rather than her actual job experience -- that would only be used against a woman.

As much as I would love to have a female president, I am so ashamed of the ugliness her run has revealed in this country. The sexist remarks fly left and right. Disgusting.

You see a smile and you are hooked? That is a rational foundation for selecting a presidential candidate? I will support the Democratic candidate for president but the more I see of HRC's debate performance, her record of achievement which is broadly published in many archives and hear her proposals and the reasons for her proposals, the more I am convinced she is the best of the top three. Before you write off the Clinton presidency, consider the reality. Yes, there was "the affair". But FDR had an affair, JFK was a womanizer, so was MLK! Sex and politics are venerable bed fellows. What I remember about those years was a robust economy, a Democratic turn toward fiscal discipline and budget surpluses, genuine bi-partisan welfare reform, a dead stop of the Reagan avalanche that destroyed unions and made "government the problem". We now see BO touting the greatness of Reagan. I have said I would support the Democratic candidate but I do not think I can support one who thinks Reagan was some great example of a change agent---only in the minds of the media . Reagan was a B movie actor who was a very likable guy with a great smile, ready rhetoric and really bad ideas for middle and working class people. Gosh, likable smiley guy with a smooth tongue---sounds kind of familiar!!!! Do not project your feelings on me and my family and friends 'cause we do not share them one bit. Jangles