re: #121 Ming
Sorry, but I think if the Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton in 2016, they’ll be taking a big risk. The risk is totally unnecessary; the Democrats have a great demographic advantage, and should win easily. But Hillary Clinton has been a prominent public figure for over 20 years, and many many voters have made up their minds about her. Personally, I would never vote for her.
I want the Democrats to win in 2016; it’s doubtful the Republicans will have regained their sanity by then. But not with Ms. Clinton. She’s done a fine job as Secretary of State, and she and her husband have made some great contributions, but she has a past, many voters will never vote for her, and there is no need for the Democrats to take the risk.
I really think she means it when she says she is retiring from politics. I think that she’s done with the 3 am phone calls (because let’s face it, the person calling the president is not going to be an anonymous staffer.)
Now I have a suspicion - no, make it an idle fantasy - that the next supreme court seat that opens gets offered to her. She doesn’t have the long-term legal chops, but historically that’s not been a problem.