More on Hillary and the War

Here's an interesting analysis of Hillary Clinton's political position in light of Lieberman's defeat and the increasingly radical anti-war attitudes of the Democrats.

Some Democrats are trying to convince themselves that pro-war Democrats aren't at risk -- that Lieberman was a unique case because he was perceived as a defender of the Bush Administration. Obviously, Hillary's making sure that the same can't be said of her.

But just because that may be the spirit in which the netroots targeted Lieberman, that doesn't necessarily mean that's where the netroots' reach will end. In fact, Lieberman's defeat has likely encouraged the netroots, and may feed the anti-war fire enough that it will start creeping toward the Democrats who have supported the war at any time and haven't yet apologized for it. That group includes Hillary.

What's more, the entire episode only highlights something that neither side (lierbals nor conservatives) particularly admires about her -- her efforts at "triangulation," which feeds the perception that her primary political value is, simply, winning. And the clumsiness and transparency of the effort doesn't win her many points either.