--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 1, 2008, at 11:23 AM, authfriend wrote: > > >> It's been more in the spirit of your posts, the read-between- > >> the-lines stuff. Supporting the idea that Obama, even if he > >> wins the nom, could still lose the election, leaving it open > >> for Hillary in 4 years. > > > > Wow. You read that in, Sal, because I sure didn't > > put it between the lines. > > > > In fact, I think Hillary would be more likely to > > lose to McCain if she got the nomination. > > > > But I think either of them has an awfully good shot. > > > > Plus which, I think there's an equal chance for > > either Obama or McCain to face a serious challenge > > in 2012 if one wins this year. Whether Hillary > > would be up for another run, I don't know. My guess > > is she wouldn't be. > > Well, I sure am glad to hear all that, cause the kind of > demoralizing tactics some Hillary supporters have been, um, > supporting are just playing right into the Repugs hands. I > don't think it ever occurred to her or them that the > nomination wasn't sewn up. And I think the idea that there > was no Plan B says volumes about how she would govern.
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition." That's not a slam at Obama; it's just that he's a phenomenon that nobody really had reason to expect this soon. It does seem like she should have been able to adjust sooner, and it does give one qualms as to whether that inflexibility would affect how she'd govern. I'm not entirely positive you can extrapolate from one to the other, though.
