And it's about time - this whole campaign trail thing's got really old. These Midwesterners have a chance to do the right thing, however, and pragmatic bunch that they are, it's reasonable to suspect that they'll take the most distrustable of the candidates down a notch. That means that Mrs. Bill Clinton, of cattle-trading futures fame, of Whitewater, Rose Law firm, of funny money , of Travelgate and many other claims to fame will - ideally - find that her grab for ever more power has hit a snag. If that happens, it's going to be interesting to watch.
The fact of the matter is that Mrs. Bill's much-touted "experience" is limited: there was her socialized health-care implosion, the "bimbo eruptions", and her snarky firing of the White House travel agency staff. That's pretty much it. Does that give her the skills to lead the USA? Somehow, it doesn't seem likely.
Even half of all registered Democrats find her distasteful. Will they hold their noses and vote for her anyway? Not if they're as ethical and intelligent as they claim to be.
Her whole campaign is based upon non-existent "experience". "Don't worry, I have experience. I'm not a surgeon, but I was married to one for eight years".
It's the same thing: "I have experience; I was married to a President for eight years".
Frankly, that's just not good enough.
It'll be interesting to see how Iowans react to that whole line. And if they approve her, well - that opens a whole different can of worms. It'll demonstrate that Iowans aren't nearly as pragmatic as they were a couple of decades ago, and it'll jump-start Mrs. Bill's campaign. And Mrs. Clinton will take that to mean that we all want this:
Scary, eh?