That giddy confidence and Cheshire cat grin will disappear the minute she has to answer hard questions and debate her Republican challenger face-to-face.

Here’s the problem: when is she ever going to face a hard question? Who’s going to pose it to her? Certainly not anyone in the MSM. They will be her dutiful lapdogs, at least long enough to get her anointed.

She’s the nominee, and the only hope we have is that (1) the American public might ultimately balk at the prospect of four more years under someone named either Bush or Clinton; and (2) the Democrats are unable to successfully cheat should the actual vote tallies fall short.

With regard to (1), I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out that way, because too many people want to escape back into what they remember as they fantasy land that was the Clinton years, when surpluses fell from the skies and the interns were easy pickings. The impulse to bury their heads in the sand will be too strong for a lot of people, perhaps even a critical number of them.

As for (2), don’t kid yourself for a moment that they won’t try. All that hysteria from 2000 and 2004 about the Republicans stealing the election? It was all projection. They assumed we did because they would have (and, indeed, tried to themselves).

It’s going to be a terribly difficult uphill battle, and I’m not optimistic. So far none of the Republicans are resonating in any way that suggests a viable win. What, by the way, is Fred waiting for? It’s starting to get a little ridiculous.

My prediction: Hillary in a surprising landslide, for really stupid reasons. I then intend to spend the next four-eight years with my fingers crossed and my hand on my wallet.

The only consolation is that Hillary might not be as stupid as the other Democrats with regard to the war and the ongoing threat. She might have enough practical sense not to risk going full-blown Moonbat. It’s a long shot, but it might be our only hope.

I’m no happier writing this than you probably are reading it, either.

Sorry.

Kensington on August 8, 2007 at 3:20 AM