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That one.

Yeah. As much respect as I have for the Clinton legacy, we dodged a bullet in a bunch of ways. He's brilliant, but a really loose cannon and highly scandal-prone.

I hope he helps out as a foreign policy adviser, though.

I hope someone describes me as "highly scandal-prone" when I'm 62.

I suspect I'll be highly scald-prone when I'm 62. Or highly candle-prone. Or both.

Anyway, I lol'd.

can you imagine Obama now, having to govern, and to APPOINT PEOPLE, with the Clintons all over his ass?

Hillary has a pretty good gig. . senator from New York. Other than needing to be in constant fundraising mode (which must suck), not a bad way to live. I imagine that the seat is hers for as long as she wants it.

There is talk about the Supreme Court, but I have to think that, if a seat or two come open, Obama would want someone with a more thorough judicial record, than having been a lawyer in the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock.

Ah, I like ol' Bill. But you're right, he shouldn't be in the cabinet. Just keep him around as some kind of Yoda figure.

I love Bill. Every time we see him on TV, the mister and I turn to each other and say, "Remember what it was like to have a president who was smarter than you? Who didn't just smirk and try desperately to remember what was on the flashcards?"

I'm looking forward to revisiting that feeling on 1/20/09.

I'm looking forward to seeing a giant spike in presidential approval ratings on January 20.

hee hee, I just snorfled tea through my nose when I clicked on that.

"Remember what it was like to have a president who was smarter than you? Who didn't just smirk and try desperately to remember what was on the flashcards?"

That's only part of it. Bill (and Barack, too, I believe) combined ferocious intellect with a genuine common touch, not the fake version that the Palins and Dubyas of the world have been peddling for the past 8 years.

Also, for the past 8 years, the right wing has proffered an atmosphere in which dicussing anything political has been like stepping into a phonebooth full of angry bees. Obama seems to be wanting a far less fraught atmosphere and I, for one, welcome that.

Also, for the past 8 years, the right wing has proffered an atmosphere in which discussing anything political has been like stepping into a phonebooth full of angry bees. Obama seems to be wanting a far less fraught atmosphere and I, for one, welcome that.

Me, too.

It's horribly unfortunate that the Republicans think the only way they can win is to attack, humiliate, and vilify. They desperately need to change their tactics. People on both sides are so tired. Although, there are still people that cleave to the hate and venom. I feel for them. I really do. Their blood pressure and stress levels must be so high to have this kind of anger on their brains. It's the god's honest truth that I would support McCain if he were the winner. I would not sit home seething and denounce him as my president. I'm glad he didn't win but there are things I like about him and I would give him a chance, and my respect. People like Sean Hannity will make it their life's mission to spread hate and trash Obama for the next four years. Hannity has said that he will use his radio show as the "underground war", the guerrilla war", against Obama and the Democrats. As Bill Moyers said, it's not underground. His radio show is very much above ground and broadcast across the nation. It's the same thing he has always done.

It's horribly unfortunate that the Republicans think the only way they can win is to attack, humiliate, and vilify.

and we rose to that bait far too much. If we don't, if we maintain dignity and decency, people like Hannity will simply fade away or just keep barking at the moon.

It's the god's honest truth that I would support McCain if he were the winner. I would not sit home seething and denounce him as my president.

Remember how McCain silenced the boo-ers in his (classy and dignified I must admit) concession speech? Made me regain some of the respect I had for the man way back when. And when Obama mentioned McCain in his speech, there was none of that, which reminded me, despite everything why I still lean to the left, simple decency.

OBAMA: "Now, you see...before we're getting on with tonight's inaugural festivities, I'm going to announce the winner of the 2008 Election "Make Bill Sit On A Stool The Longest" contest. And the winner is....A. Gore from Tennessee! Do we have an A. Gore with us here tonight?"

CLINTON: Damn.

I heard that Bill Moyers show, too, LoriFLA. I agree that we must be able to get back to discussing politics calmly, with the American good in mind. I miss the way the news was when I was a kid. It was dull, it was boring, but it wasn't an angry culture war. It was just the news.