I watched the debate on Tuesday night.
Evidently, I did not hear the same thing everyone else did. I heard Ms. Clinton say that she supported her governor and that she understood why he was considering the license idea. My only explanation is that the Hilary-haters are looking for an opening of any kind. I was not sure who I would support until I saw how she stood her ground that night. I will now be ready to cast my vote for Clinton.

First this woman is too scared to debate questions from Brit Hume. Now she claims Russert was too rough on her. She is a cheap trinket made in China by dishwashers. Anyone who would vote for this lying, Socailist manbearpig should look long and hard in the mirror.

what is that makes the americans wary of electing a woman? all this "in the kitchen"rubbish has nothing to do with politics! any way after GWB even mini mouse would be more acceptable!

Hey idiots, this election isn't between Bush and someone else. She has you dopes believing this. There are better choices on both sides. Look at Pelosi, she is a women and it didn't make her the best man for the job, now did it?

When he was given the chance out of the gate to delineate the differences between himself and Clinton at the MSNBC debate, Obama folded the tent. When Russert pressed Clinton on whether she would support a 4.5% surtax on the rich to help pay down the huge Bush Republican Party war and spending debt, she said no. Case closed. If we don't elect John Edwards as president of the United States, this country is toast.
Paul, OR

Bush is a WAY bigger socialist than Hillary will ever be once she's elected.

Why? Look at how big the federal govt has become under Bush. Bush is a textbook case of a big government SOCIALIST republican. Look how much money he's borrowed too. Crazy.

Now do you think republicans will let Hillary get away with this much socialism? No way. Therefore, Bush has been a much bigger socialist than Hillary ever will be. I rest my case.

Flip flopping has and always will be both a REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT politicians way of speaking. What is needed is straight talk on real issues that effect the MIDDLE CLASS. And I want to know which candidate of which party represents me. My important issues are: 1. Outsourcing of jobs and our sensitive information (ss#, birthdates, mothers maiden names, ect) in the hands possible terrorists in India (they have terrorists there also), 2. illegal immigration and border security, stopping idiots from giving illegals Drivers licenses, 3. stopping construction jobs and subcontracting jobs from going to illegals, 4. Middle class not having medical insurance or not being able to pay for the costs, 5. Jobs lost to overseas and illegals equal no money for goods and services which equal no money for housing which equals more jobs lost and the cycle continues. 6. American products being made overseas with american companies coming back to america with lead poisioning and no safety control for the american children plus the medical drugs also being compromised by being made in china and other countries with no safety measures in place. U.S.A. having way too much reliance on foreign trade, instead of being a Strong Vibrant Independent Nation as it once was. These are the issues that we should be demanding answers on. Now that we got rid of one WHISHY WASHY politian, let's get rid of some more.

What astounds me is Hillary's support from labor groups. Did they miss the part where she indicated that she wants to increase H-1B visas to bring more foreign workers into the U.S. We can't even keep track of the ones here now who frequently outstay their visas and just disappear into the country. Did anyone miss the part about her support for "comprehensive immigration reform"--code words for the importation of cheap labor.

Bush a Socialist?? That's funny. Spending doesn't make a Socialist, the taxing and entitlements does. Wasn't it Hillary who wanted to force Wal-Mart to provide health insurance to part employees and cap Exxon earnings? She wants to make this the Land of Limited Opportunity and unlimited entitlements That's Socialism.

Ossie:

Bush was elected as president and he wasn't the best man.. or woman... for the job!

Even a couple of my Republican buddies thought (a) she was getting hammered far more than any other candidate by Russert and (b) she handled it pretty well. Overall verdict, she looked like the tough realist they looked either desperate, overly idealistic or silly.

Elaine-

It is true that spending doesn't make one a socialist. But would you rather spend billions of dollars in IRAQ (which Bush said before the war the IRAQ's oil will pay for itself) than to spend it on Veterans, child healthcare, etc.?

We, the taxpayers, are paying to the war and the ones who are profitting from it are the big private greedy companies such as Halliburton? What happened to your Compassionate Conservative mantra? You ought to change it to greedy and heartless conservatives, hehehe.

"She wants to make this the Land of Limited Opportunity and unlimited entitlements". it already is the land of limited opportunity- each industry sector is in a stranglehold by an upper epoch of a few elite companies. there is no more competition left in this "free market". this is not what Smith had in mind with the wealth of nations... and both the Clintons and the Bush's are responsible.

i care about my child, America and our soldiers....therefore, I will vote for Senator Clinton in 2008....if you have similar priorities, logic and common sense would conclude you do the same....

She's going to win, guys. Get used to it, learn to love it, and perhaps, just perhaps, you'll understand the right Clinton is finally in office.

HILLERY is VERY corrupt!!!!!!! Have you
heard there are some chinese dishwashers
who live in Chinatown are donating $1000.00 to HILLERY..... Hmmmmmm.....Sounds very fishy to me.... The justice department paid those people a
visit and are investigating. HIlLERY sure
does have a real close connection to the
chinese minorities. CORRUPT!!!!! CORRUPT

Yeah, looking over Bill's shoulder.

I'm amazed at the comments above. Wake up! You're shooting yourself in the foot. "Hillary is a liar?" All of us are liars. All politicians are bigger and better liars.
Here's how you sort it out, dummies. What are they lying about. Are they lying to get health care for you or are they lying to steal your -money at the gas pump.

WHAT? How can you call Hilary a socialist. She is the furthest to the right out of all the democratic candidates. In fact, shes very much a neo-con and, from a foreign policy standpoint, not much different than Bush. Tucker Carlson pointed this out a while ago. Probably the only smart thing he has ever said.

Clinton got that line from Chris Matthews ' MSNBC "Hardball" yesterday, Thurs., 11/01/07. In the show opener, he wrote his 3rd 'pseudo-speech' for the Dem candidates. I believe it is word for word: "..I think they're piling on because I'm winning."

I don't have the transcript.

Could you confirm?

On Thursday?s ?Hardball,? Chris Matthews, a former speech writer, offered his advice to Sen. Hillary Clinton on what she should say regarding the negative backlash to her performance at NBC?s Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate. His suggested speech is below: "Taking the heat is what leadership is all about. As Harry Truman said, 'If you don?t like the heat, stay out of the kitchen.' Taking heat is all part of the process of proving yourself for the world?s most important democratic office. The fact that I am the first woman has nothing to do with the heat on me in this week?s presidential debate. I was the target because, quite simply, I am running well in the national polls. I have gotten nothing but respect from my rivals for the nomination and have no complaints, certainly none to do with our difference in gender. So let?s move on. They?ll be more debates. There?ll be more shots from my opponents. There may even be a few from me at them. But those were the rules we agreed on, not in Philadelphia this week, but in Philadelphia back when we declared Independence. Besides, a little trouble I don?t mind. If I get to be the first woman elected to lead this country I don?t want it said it was because my rivals went soft on me - or I on them."