None of your post was accurate, but you've found a comfortable place, and I'm not about to try to pry you loose from it here.

I think Hillary has been around long enough that we all have a pretty good idea of where she's at. Coming in second ain't it. If Obama beats her in the primaries, she's going to let loose everything she's got, using every trick she can. I've already heard her talking about Obama and that Ohio nuclear thing that came up here a while back.

She's got an uphill fight. Obama's speeches, while almost void of content, sound oratorical.

Hillary, when she raises her voice into "preach" mode where Obama lives, sounds like a witch.

This may not be entirely her fault--my theory is that ANY woman who shouts extensively hits a primitive "woman angry!" nerve that makes men highly uncomfortable. This may go clear back to monkeys and beyond. When you think about it, other female leaders have worked around this. Thatcher had a firm, clear, and stern voice, but to the best of my recollection, never really raised it all that much.

Meanwhile Obama is still riding on a crest of supporters who are working almost entirely off their hindbrains. They love him because he talks nice, looks good, has a great way of orating about hope and change, and makes them feel good about themselves. Policies? Policies are for wonks. It's entirely possible he can ride this clear into November. As I said before, it's not going to matter how McCain's ideas stack up in a TV debate. Everybody's going to be seeing Nixon and Kennedy. Worse, even--Nixon was only about 40 at that time.