JACK'S ADDENDUM TO THE BILE-O-METER: My blogging Godfather Jack thinks I missed one:

"Hillary Clinton. A crook of the highest order whose crass Bobby Kennedy ripoff in "I'm Really a New York City Puertorrrrrriqueña" has been followed by her new initiative to become the Oprah of the Senate. "Coffee, Trent?" When you see her up there on the stage at the DNC two summers from now, you'll get a tremendous nauseating rush and admit that W. has a better shot at re-election than you thought previously. 9.7."

Now, I don't disagree with what Jack says about Hil, but the CW is that she's angling for 2008 rather than 2004. I caught Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on The Daily Show the other night, and he swore up and down that she was not running in 2004. And if you can't trust Chuck Schumer talking to Jon Stewart, who can you trust?

One that I didn't hit on my short list of non-candidates: Sen. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.). Cuddly, great politics, gave up great wealth to purchase his Senate seat--a stirring story. Unproven on financial issues and fiscal policy, great on the environment; we suspect he will be persona non grata on Wall Street reforms. Likes Amtrak. An even 2.0 on the BoM.
- posted by thegusdad @ 12/18/2002 02:58:00 PM