The 2008 presidential field at-a-glance

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD

I give her some credit for being able to endure that all that in the public eye and still hold her head up...whether you like her or not, that takes strength.

Or it takes an insane amount of strategery and planning because you know that you yourself have office-aspirations and aren't likable or politically-savvy (like your genius, philandering husband) enough to get elected on your own.

[LeslieAGD]

Originally Posted by scbelle

Or it takes an insane amount of strategery and planning because you know that you yourself have office-aspirations and aren't likable or politically-savvy (like your genius, philandering husband) enough to get elected on your own.

Again, it's hard to know what goes on behind closed doors but I don't think her first thought was "I plan to stick this out so that I, myself, can run for the presidency in 10 years."

I disagree that she's not likable or politically savvy...But hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

[scbelle]

I would agree with you that it probably wasn't her first thought. Her first thought probably was along the lines of, "I'm going to castrate you, you lying sack of you-know-what." The staying with him for political gain was probably her second thought. I jest of course...

But when you're faced with making a decision, you either consciously or subconsciously weigh the pros and cons, figure what the payoff is. Honestly, I can't see much payoff staying with a man who has serially cheated on me and embarrassed me to the nth degree. You're right, we don't know what goes on behind closed doors. I never have liked Hillary, so honestly, I skew my opinion of her motives unfavorably.