Pander for votes, that is.

The alternative, John Kerry, approach - I'm clearly the better candidate, so of course you'll be voting for me - really worked out for him!

I honestly don't think you can take old-style Dem machine politics as any standard: immigrants were exploited for their ignorance, and a lot of pols and their friends did very well out of it.

And let's not mention the shameless, century-long attachment of Northern Dems to their lynching cousins from Dixie, just for the grubby motive of getting to a majority in Congress.

No principle, just business. Why should 2006 be any different from 1906 in that respect?

(Note the sweet little family touch from Hill - she gets Chelsea to 'chide her' and give her room for rowback. See - she's sensitive, really!)

I must admit this comment struck a chord because I see this at my job.  There is a real sense of entitlement from kids graduating from college these days.  I am in my 40s and my first job out of school was answering phones and doing data entry.  Pretty boring but I understood that you start at the bottom and work your way up.  I see people starting out in their early 20s asking why they don't have offices and being resentful of having to make copies.  They want to know how quickly they will advance rather than asking how they can advance.  It is like career advancment is marking time rather than through hard work and merit.  Interesting that my wife and sister see a similar attitude at their work places.  

I am not trying to sound like an old cynic but my nephews were never required to have after school jobs like I did.  They don't have to do chores in order to get allowance money like I did.  

My friends who are teachers tell me about parents berating them on regular basis about giving their kids poor grades.  Funny, when I got bad grades I was blamed by my parents for not working hard enough.

The problem lies with middle and upper middle class parents more than the kids.  They are raising a group of children that are told the world revolves around and they in turn feel entitled.  My experience is anecdotal but obviously others are seeing it.  

I know others will disagree but I am glad it was raised.  It is a discussion this country needs to have.

I should note I am not supporting Hillary for President.

Most of her comments donot deal with the big issues.

She thinks she can glide to the nomination, because she is entitled.

She is two faced.  When she is in the senate, she says that the Bush administration isn't creating jobs thats one of the cause for lack of employment and then she says that people aren't willing to do enough to find jobs.  She is just like her husband.

I am of this generation, and I take offense to her comments.  Instead of blaming the youth, she should be working to make sure that we can succeed, by providing us with money to go to college, and not let Bush raise interest rates on student loans without making hell over it.  Does she actually want college kids on her campaign?

"Scolds like Mrs. Clinton"? That is incredilby sexist, using the term "scolds"  - and that is Senator Clinton to you.  If you want to criticize her, fine, but leave the chauvinism at the door, please.