Here she comes again

   BEAUMONT, Texas - Perhaps it's time for us to retire that old phrase "the Perils of Pauline" and replace it with "the Hazards of Hillary."

   After all, Hillary Clinton has dodged many hazards in her political life - and just when you think she's down and out, she comes back.

   It happened after she lost the Iowa caucuses, it happened on Super Tuesday, and it could be happening again.

   After losing 11 straight contests in her fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, after the national media all but crowned Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, Hillary may be clawing and scratching her way back into the game.

   Ten consecutive polls had shown Obama with a lead in Texas, but two of the three most recent polls show Clinton ahead. And while last week's polls showed Clinton's longtime lead in Ohio melting away, four March polls show her with a lead of between 6 and 12 points.

   Of course, the voters of Texas and Ohio will answer for sure whether Hillary is on her way back when they go to vote in primaries today. But win or lose, Hillary's campaign raises some fundamental questions.

   Why don't things ever come easy for her?

   And will how will this Perils of Pauline/Hazards of Hillary act ever end?

   --- Jerry Zremski

Comments

[bobbycat]

It is simply outrageous that Hillary gave John McCain an endorsement over Obama by saying that she and McCain had extensive foreign policy experience while Obama 'gave a speech'.

Apparently, if she fails to get nominated, she is ready to sabotage the Obama campaign and the Democrats chances to regain the White House AND perhaps more importantly - the next generation of Supreme Court decisions.

Her sabotage of Obama and endorsement of McCain will be used endlessly to hurt Obama if he is the nominee.

Hillary's speech was traitorous slap to the Democratic Party. Does she really want to split the Democratic party and throw the election to McCain? I cannot fathom any other explanation.

Except this: Maybe the Wahington power brokers- the guys of the 'Money Party', the people who install most politicians and buy most of Washington - Rep and Dem alike - need to stop Barack Obama at any cost because they fear that Obama might stop their gravey train and need to stop him any way they can.

It's like deliberately sinking the Democratic ship before it's captured, with Hillary pulling the pin.

When Hillary bad mouths a fellow Dem she forfeits any moral authority she might have started with. If Hillary is is so enamoured with McCain, maybe she should become a Republican, or just shut up.

[Barton Keyes]

Hillary coming back may be good for making headlines, selling newspapers and keeping the TV talking heads talking, but the Democratic party poohbahs are already worried. They are worried a close and strongly contested primary season wll leave too much blood on the floor, too many accusations leading to negative feelings too difficult to overcome.
And even more important it will suck up too many dollars that the poohbahs would prefer to spend in the general election against Republicans.
The problem, however, is how do the poohbahs persuade a candidate, any candidate, who has hundreds of votes in their pocket, tens of thousands of supporters, and has given one hundred percent to win the brass ring, to give it up for party unity and a tactical advantage? The answer is you probably don't. The answer is to manage the battle so it doesn't get too out of hand, and let the voters and the delegates decide.