Wishing upon a Star

I suppose such a poll was bound to happen since Hilary Clinton ran such a solid campaign in 2008 and just came up short, but numbers like these showing her crushing Obama's likely rivals in 2012 (and Obama not performing nearly as well) are about as fluffy as a Stay-Puft marshmallow.  I'd be the last person to defend President Obama's record, but anyone who thinks Hilary's agenda would be any better is kidding him/herself.  The Clintons have always tacked to the right side of the Democratic party, and are about as corporate friendly a pair as one will ever find.  God bless them for rescuing the Democrats from the Presidential wasteland in 1992, but thinking that the economy or the country would be on a better track under Secretary Clinton is wishful thinking.

And that doesn't even consider that if there is one American whom the republicans hate more than Barack Obama, it's Hilary Clinton.  One can't even imagine the money they'd throw to defeat her, the scandals they'd cook up, and the stories they'd make up on the fly.

My guess is--though, she, too, would probably win in the end--it would be a lot, lot closer than the numbers they're projecting.

And besides, we've got to play the cards we're dealt.

Peace,
emaycee