I can't believe that she would make a comment like that, but it just speaks to her own arrogance and sense of entitlement.
If I didn't know any better, I would say that was a veiled threat to Obama.
When JFK Jr. died, there was NO ONE ELSE expecting to pose a real challenge for the Senate seat in 2000 or for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Americans mistakenly believe that presidential politics are a game we play every 4 years, not taking into account that the planning, positioning, and influence peddling for a single White House run starts many years beforehand.
When the Clintons first came to power in 1992, the sentiment among many young conservatives on campuses all across America was that Hillary wanted to be the 'real' President and that Bill was merely an effective patsy and orator to get her into the White House.
Yes, people were bothered that her 'solution' for health care reform meant a turn to socialism. But because her position was so out of line with what America was willing to compromise on, people became really turned off to her because she would not shut up. Instead of doing the things 'a First Lady is supposed to do', she was busy trying to write legislation and having political rivals offed (Starbucks, anyone?).
People have talked a lot about the potential danger to Obama should he win the nomination, so while it's something I know he's thought about, I wonder if he's considered - even for a moment - that the biggest threat to his personal safety is someone he's praised publicly these last several months.
