And, HRC's comment to Edwards last night about taking money from trial lawyers (like we have and give cooties, or something) - well, if you (dear readers) bother to remember, it was Dan Quayle who started to take up the cudgel on that (on the candidate level) back in '88, with his snarky remarks about tassel-loafer-wearing trial lawyers.  The WSJ had been pitching that line of crap for some years prior to that, but Quayle was where it went into wide release.

So, Hillary - regurgitating Republican talking points without thinking, much?  You who once (in the 90s, when people looked at your billing records) remarked no one could be a real lawyer unless they'd represented a bank?

Y'know, being a contingent-fee lawyer has its advantages.  Your bills can be expressed on one page, and without worrying about whether the number of hours both add up and are reasonable.  It's simple.  Take the amount of the settlement (after expenses) and divide by the percentages established by state law.  And, remember, zero divided by three is still zero.

And, Hillary, what of all those grubby trial lawyers who did the grunt work of litigating for all the precious womens', gay, consumer and minority rights you talk so convincingly about?  Without them, you'd have been compelled - by the force of the law - to stay home and be baking cookies.

in part, it's due to the historic nature of this crop of democratics, not much he can do there. in part, removing himself from the senate removed him from the public eye; distance makes the heart forget. this was self-inflicted. i don't question his decision, merely point out the obvious affect.

lacking anything truly compelling to add to the fray, he comes off as a well meaning guy, with some good ideas, who seems a bit lost.