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To: SilentZ who wrote (345028)	7/31/2007 1:45:45 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1578177

even foreigners, even children

To: SilentZ who wrote (345028)	7/31/2007 1:55:00 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578177

I believe people should have at least minimal skill running their own life before they become a political influence, just my opinion. I don’t let my kids control my money either. * * *

To: SilentZ who wrote (345028)	8/1/2007 3:15:45 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578177

July 27, 2007, 9:11PM Clinton's conservative kudos have many scratching heads Support from the right may be a strategic move By MATT STEARNS McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON — Since when is Hillary Rodham Clinton the conservatives' pinup gal? After Clinton delivered a foreign-policy cold-cock to Barack Obama's head during a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday: • Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard, a neo-conservative weekly, wrote that she responded "firmly and coolly " to the now-famous "would-you-meet-with-despots" question. • Rich Lowry of National Review, a conservative weekly, gushed like a schoolboy with a crush: "She excels ... Clinton has run a nearly flawless campaign and has done more than any other Democrat to show she's ready to be president." • David Brooks, the conservative columnist at The New York Times, wrote that Clinton "seems to offer the perfect combination of experience and change" and said she's changing perceptions in a way that may persuade voters to give her a second look. • Charles Krauthammer, the conservative columnist of The Washington Post, summed up the Clinton-Obama smackdown: "The grizzled veteran showed up the clueless rookie." All this from members of a crowd that has spent the better part of two decades demonizing Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Is the conservative chattering class just hedging its bets, wary that Clinton might win and banish them all? Or is it a setup: The vast right-wing conspiracy pumping up the polarizing candidate they really want to face in the general election? Naturally, no one in politics wants to talk about that with their names attached, lest they alienate people whose favor they need. But here's what some political strategists said when given anonymity: "Absolutely," said one Democrat, citing Clinton's high unfavorable ratings (42 percent in a recent New York Times/CBS News poll, twice Obama's 21 percent). "Look at Fox News. They play her up all the time. Image-wise, they think she's the one Democrat they can beat right now." "A plausible theory," said a Republican strategist with a top-tier GOP candidate. "Hillary Clinton is our best shot to win the White House. That's pretty much consensus by Republican insiders. It's a really crappy environment for us right now. What she does, and what Obama doesn't do yet, is single-handedly solve our base problems. Because of who she is." Could the plaudits of the right hurt Clinton with the left-ish voters who dominate the Democratic primaries? That's clearly what Obama thinks, as he mocks Clinton's position as "Bush-Cheney lite." The Clinton camp believes it won the weeklong spat. Her supporters aren't concerned about liberals being upset by conservatives' praise for Clinton, pointing out that many — though not all — on the left also say that Clinton's debate answer was better than Obama's. If Clinton can get the National Review and The Nation to agree that she won a debate, maybe diplomacy is her strength. chron.com