Hillary, here is what you should say...

[mtnsnake]

"My opponent wants to reach out to Republicans (nodding her head affirmatively as she says it)....Well here's what I want to do...After 7 miserable years of Republican failures and abject corruption, I want Republicans to reach out to Democrats, so we can get the job done the right way!!".......followed by thunderous applause, standing ovations, and Hillary's ratings skyrocketing to the moon, turning the race around on a dime.

:smoke:

[Justyce]

1. Oooh, I like that...

:applause:

[ORDem]

2. Hillary's a smart woman, she knows perfectly well

that Rethuglicans are never going to do that. She'd look like a total doofus if she said that. I agree with the sentiment, but I think a better way to deal with the Republicans is to get filibuster-proof majorities in both Houses.

[UALRBSofL]

4. ORDem that's exactly what I think

And I see that hapening in 09. :)

[rodeodance]

14. note yesterday Repugs walked out of the House. They will not 'play nice" and Hill knows it.

[mtnsnake]

17. Yup, she knows it alright

and if Obama doesn't know it, he'll learn soon enough....the hard way.

[babylonsister]

3. Bwhahahaha!

:smoke: < - - - closest I could get to a pipe dream.

[mtnsnake]

5. You better pray that Hillary doesn't see this, Sis

because it'll be more than a pipe dream if she does. It'll be reality.

Pipe dreams are the essence of Obamaites, not Hillaryites :smoke:

[babylonsister]

7. You're right. I do remember how instrumental you were in her crying jags.

:rofl:

[mtnsnake]

8. What can I say

It happened, didn't it? :shrug:

:hi:

[theboss]

6. I think Hillary is the last person on earth who Republicans would reach out for

It's a cute line, I guess.

But Obama's response is that the only time that Republicans have reached out to a Clinton is to hand them a subpoena. Do we really want a repeat of eight years of attacks and counter-attacks and the mindest of politics as warfare.

[elixir]

9. She's works w/ many repubs and will continue to when she's prez.

[Occam Bandage]

10. Well, your declaration that she ought to cry actually worked, so I'm fully expecting her

to take your advice again.

[rodeodance]

15. same ol same ol from so many Obamacampers. Real boring!

[mtnsnake]

16. Actually, Occam Bandage is right, rd

I took what OC said as a compliment :)

[Occam Bandage]

18. Er, what do you mean? He said Hillary ought to cry, and that would turn her campaign around.

She did. It did. It was genius.

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. The problem with that is, the person doing the reaching is NOT

the person doing the moving.

Republicans have been reaching out to Democrats for years, and in response the DLC has moved TOWARD the republicans.

Obama reaching out to Republicans is saying "Here I am, I'm not moving. But you are welcome to come over here to ME."

Reaching to republicans is an invitation to move them to the left. Them reaching to Democrats is an invitation to move Democrats to the right, which has been the party's history since the 80s.

[Rock_Garden]

12. She's on the first step, she's on the second step, she's in the White House! Yay!

[Egnever]

13. Well the head nodding part should be easy.

[jefferson_dem]

19. Some Repugs might reach out to Democrats...

However, few if any will reach out to her. That's her problem.

[DemGa]

20. She should talk about Obama's use of the right-wing machine against her

It's been a greatest strength of Mr. Obama -- it should be used against him.

Obama mailer:

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Strategy_BO_Feb_5_No_4_PROOF.pdf

[Lerkfish]

21. too bad she's not paying YOU 6 million dollars

[Froward69]

22. YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!

That's for not being loyal above all else. and actually having the gaul to suggest something she should do. NO SMART SUGGESTIONS ALLOWED (just like bush) This is Hillary's campaign to loose... NO ONE ELSE'S!!!

[smoogatz]

23. What Hillary should REALLY say:

1.We're going to hold a plebiscite in Iraq and let the Iraqi people vote on whether they want us to stay or go. If the majority want us out, we're out.

2.We're going to have single-payer, universal healthcare in this country as soon as it's technically possible to do so. You don't have to do anything: your national insurance card will be sent to you in the mail.

3.We're going to rescind Bush's tax-cuts for the rich the day I take office and balance the budget in three years.

4.We're going to get rid of the payroll tax and replace it with a carbon tax, and we're going to start a crash alternative energy program that'll make the space program of the '60s look like a grade school science fair.

5.When I'm elected, I'm going to investigate and prosecute the manifold crimes of the previous administration. I'll chase them all the way to Paraguay if I have to, or until they drop dead, whichever comes first.

Don't hold your breath.

Same goes for Obama, too.

On edit:

6.We're going to take back the electoral process and the government and give it to the people, not corporations. We're going to reform campaign finance once and for all and eliminate the system of legalized bribery and patronage that currently defines our government.

[nomorewhopper]

24. Since the country is desperately trying to heal our wounds, I would advise her to say anything but..

..what you suggested.

flame baiting is great for message boards.

it's not great for speeches or political platforms.

[AtomicKitten]

25. And the Goddess of War lived happily ever after -- in the Senate.

And President Obama laid his groove down in the White House, and America lived happily ever after. Amen.