While it’s easy to dismiss the whole thing as posturing (and what is electoral politics if not posturing?), I think that Hillary has to walk a tightrope with no margin for error because she is a woman. Trying to maintain the right tone as someone who is tough-minded and hard-nosed without being a shrew is a tough putt.

As one example: Robert Gates and John Boehner have recently been weepy in public and lived to talk about it. (I guess we’ve come a long way since the days of Ed Muskie). Imagine the reaction if Hillary shed a few tears.

No doubt. I was waiting for the Democrats to start turning on each other, especially with one (Senator Clinton) leading in the polls and winning the debates, but this is just such a dumb issue. It was a silly question, and Senator Obama fielded it poorly . . . .and that’s it.

I find it especially weird because the initial attacks came from the Clinton camp. She’s in the lead, she just won a debate . . . what’s the upside to acting like a dick?

You made a silly statement. So, expect to be mocked.

The question talked about Anwar Sadat making a personal visit, not sending an official. Obama
answered it in a personal way. The only reasonable interpretation is that he personally would meet with them, not “his administration”.

He made a gaffe, its not the end of the world. It may even be a better answer in a Democrat primary than Hillary’s.