re: It won't be Lieberman, but I get your point.
Hillary is to be taken seriously. I'm not at all convinced that she is as far left as people think...I think she is much more pragmatic...
She would have blown Kerry away had she run in this election, but I agree with her decision to wait. She's set herself up perfectly for 2008 assuming Kerry Loses and 2012 if he wins. I don't think her plans include being a Senator for more than two terms...I expect her to serve 1-1/2 terms max...
If Kerry wins, she could run for NY Governor to fill in the time and gain some executive branch experience.
Scott Evil