Today’s Wall Street Journal carries an opinion piece by Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, entitled Hillary Agonistes. Ms. Wurtzel makes the interesting point that people who disdain the current president "believe President Bush is an underving doofus who made a big huge mess, that’s that. But the hatred for Hillary Clinton is visceral and venal, a lot of it is female and feminist, and some of it is simply off the charts."
It ends with this delightful bit, making me think that the spirit of Molly Ivins hovers over New Haven:
Right now, it looks like Barack Obama will be the nominee. Hillary Clinton is unlikely to win any more primaries for a few more weeks, and at that point, it may be too late for this championship season. But pundits count her out at their own peril. That woman is a force of nature. One of these years, Hillary is going to the White House. If she has to win every single vote one by one, she’ll do it. If she has to take hostages, hold a gun to the head of every voter as he enters the booth, she’ll do that too. She may even cry.
I should note that one of Ms. Wurtzel’s other titles is In Praise of Difficult Women.