The question about whether Clinton was naive needed to be asked. She has claimed as much, but has cloaked it in language that makes her it seem like it was all Bush's fault and that no one would have thought he'd start a war before having exhausted all diplomatic solutions. THAT was naive.

I watched the vote on C-SPAN. I remember thinking that the Democrats who gave him the power to start a war were doing so to demonstrate unity and maybe not get called un-American. I also was about 90% sure that if they said he could go in, he would, because of his obvious previous speeches to incite and focus anger, and that would be it. Now, I'm not a politician, but if I saw it coming, why didn't Clinton? Why did she trust him to the point she'd vote to give him the power to start a war?

She was either playing along with the good-old-boys, or she was naive. 'Naive' is nice. It makes her look like she wasn't just going along for her image, and I don't think anyone wants a president that appears to just go along with public opinion.

It's just one factor among many though. I think Clinton came out ahead on the MLK Day debate. I think Obama might have edged her out last night, but it was close.

... and then they went out together for pizza and beer.