On a congressional trip to Estonia, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton astonished her traveling companions by suggesting the group do what one does in the Baltics: hold a vodka-drinking contest!
Delighted, the leader of the overseas delegation, Sen. John McCain, quickly agreed, the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report on Saturday.
The after-dinner game went so well — memories are a bit hazy on who drank how much. McCain later told people how unexpectedly fun he found Hillary to be. …
“One of the guys,” is the way McCain describes her.
Heh. The article will apparently be on the front page of tomorrow’s Times. It’s not just about the drinking game, of course, but about the broader issue of how “Clinton and McCain have developed an amiable relationship”:
[T]he interplay between the two senators — both celebrities, both self-styled centrists, both with compelling personal narratives and a knack for infuriating their own parties’ bases — remains intriguing as they navigate the early phase of a presidential race with an eye toward conceivably running against one another.
She’ll be his buddy right up until August, 2008, at which time McCain will be the greatest threat to our country in “the most crucial election of the last fifty years.”
“self-styled centrists” my ass. Hilary is as far left as they come. She’s just borrowing from her husbands shrewd political ways. Anyone with any sense knows where she REALLY leans.
Bill Clinton ran as a centrist in 1992 and the minute he got into office he shifted hard left into the healthcare reform debacle, tax hikes and gays in the military. That’s why the Dems got burned so bad in the ‘94 mid-terms. It wasn’t until then that Clinton actually acted like the “New Democrat” he ran as.
As for Hillary, she’s talking Maggie Thatcher right now, but in her heart of hearts she is Al Gore. Not a bad thing, but anyone who thinks they are voting for a real centrist is kidding him or herself.
As for McCain, I’ve lost all respect for the guy since he has whored himself out to the Bushies and Jerry Falwell. I loved the guy in 2000 and hoped he would have gotten the nomination because I would have voted for him over Gore. But now I feel he is going to be part of the RNC machine and I have no interest in that.
Hey, we’ve established that the best way to choose a President is who you’d want to have as a drinking buddy, right? That’s Bush’s appeal, right? So, HRC ‘08!
July 28th, 2006 at 5:26:35 pm
I refuse to let you talk about the
greatest man I ever known as far as
American Politics is concern!!!He
only drinks during wars never for
fun.
July 28th, 2006 at 5:31:23 pm
She Drinks on and off never fast
never slow.
July 28th, 2006 at 7:17:55 pm
I guess it is better to be “self-styled centrists” than “self-centered stylists,” but I digress.
July 28th, 2006 at 7:19:56 pm
She’ll be his buddy right up until August, 2008, at which time McCain will be the greatest threat to our country in “the most crucial election of the last fifty years.”
July 28th, 2006 at 7:27:16 pm
From “Conspiracy”: “The very best thing I have ever heard about Estonia.”
July 28th, 2006 at 9:58:44 pm
“self-styled centrists” my ass. Hilary is as far left as they come. She’s just borrowing from her husbands shrewd political ways. Anyone with any sense knows where she REALLY leans.
July 28th, 2006 at 10:04:48 pm
Wait . . . this isn’t on the Onion? What the heck?
I’m still having trouble believing this really happened. Maybe the Onion punked Drudge. That HAS to be it.
July 28th, 2006 at 10:56:19 pm
wow, if you think hillary is as far left as they come, you must be as far right as they come
July 29th, 2006 at 7:19:55 am
Bill Clinton ran as a centrist in 1992 and the minute he got into office he shifted hard left into the healthcare reform debacle, tax hikes and gays in the military. That’s why the Dems got burned so bad in the ‘94 mid-terms. It wasn’t until then that Clinton actually acted like the “New Democrat” he ran as.
As for Hillary, she’s talking Maggie Thatcher right now, but in her heart of hearts she is Al Gore. Not a bad thing, but anyone who thinks they are voting for a real centrist is kidding him or herself.
As for McCain, I’ve lost all respect for the guy since he has whored himself out to the Bushies and Jerry Falwell. I loved the guy in 2000 and hoped he would have gotten the nomination because I would have voted for him over Gore. But now I feel he is going to be part of the RNC machine and I have no interest in that.
July 29th, 2006 at 8:00:22 am
Hey, we’ve established that the best way to choose a President is who you’d want to have as a drinking buddy, right? That’s Bush’s appeal, right? So, HRC ‘08!
July 29th, 2006 at 8:02:48 am
This should help McCain go over with the God Squaders in Jesus Land.
July 29th, 2006 at 11:56:24 pm
McCain - Hillary 2008…