Back to the future

Whew. The elections are over, thank christ, and the Dems have taken back both houses of Congress in a miraculous sweep, but it ain't over. Now we have the 2008 Presidential election to look forward to, and to be honest, I'm not too optimistic. Look at who we've got: Hillary, Barack, Edwards, Biden, Kerry, Gore, Clark, Vilsack, and Bayh. But who's leading the pack?

You guessed it. The woman the right loves to hate: U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

What I'm wondering is can she win? Or is she, like Bush, too much of a polarizing figure? I can't tell. I'd love to see her in the White House, and I think she'd probably be good for the country (better, at least, than shrub), but I'm not sure she can get elected. And if she can't, then the trouble is that we'll have another four years of the GOP in control. True, a Giuliani or a McCain administration would look very different than a Hillary administration, but I'm still not crazy about the idea. And it might be even worse if someone crazier wins the GOP nom.

But what is the alternative? Nominate Barack? By that point, he'll have barely had four years experience in D.C., and a lot of people (myself included) aren't sure that'll be enough for him to draw on in order to be effective and stand on his own two feet.

So what's the deal? What do you guys think? I'm gonna go get a smoothie. Extra strawberries.