What do you think of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?

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What's going on out there?

Sorry posting has been light today, folks. What's on your minds?

What's on your minds?

As always, check the Must Reads section for interesting links from around the Web. Lots of wonderfully depressing stuff on the financial crisis in there.

Good line from Mike Huckabee just now:

Sarah Palin got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden got running for president.

[Technically, this is not true: Biden received nearly 64,000 votes, and the population of Wasilla is under 10,000.] 

Consider this an open thread.

... interesting, if ultimately unconvincing gambit from Palin on foreign policy: She's making the case for more domestic energy production by citing supply risks in the Caucasus, Venezuela, and Iran. The math, of course, doesn't quite work. But it's a clever attempt at taking her policy strength -- energy -- and tying it to her biggest weakness -- foreign-policy experience.

... Here's the bit, from Palin's just-released prepared remarks:

With Russia wanting to control a vital pipeline in the Caucasus, and to divide and intimidate our European allies by using energy as a weapon, we cannot leave ourselves at the mercy of foreign suppliers.

To confront the threat that Iran might seek to cut off nearly a fifth of world energy supplies ... or that terrorists might strike again at the Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia ... or that Venezuela might shut off its oil deliveries ... we Americans need to produce more of our own oil and gas.

And take it from a gal who knows the North Slope of Alaska: we've got lots of both.

U.S. President George W. Bush is due up any minute, with Fred Thompson and Joseph Lieberman to follow. What does everyone think so far?

UPDATE: Read some of the speeches here.

The opening ceremonies? I have to say, I was blown away.

Consider this an open thread. 

We haven't done one of these in a while. What's happening out there on the Internets?

What's going on in the world today?

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Mark Halperin has the early exit poll highlights; Marc Ambinder has the early spin from the Obama camp:

The Obama campaign expects to net seven or eight delegates out of the night from winning Vermont… they expect, delegate-wise, RI and Ohio will tie, and Texas, because of the caucus, will be a wash.

Both candidates have sought to dampen expectations for themselves and raise the bar for their opponents. Win or lose, the Obama campaign is reportedly poised to announce huge fundraising figures for February and the support of 50 additional superdelegates. The hope, I suppose, is to make sure the conversation on Wednesday is all about Obama's momentum and thus encourage Clinton to quit the race.

What do you think will happen? Consider this an open primary thread.

UPDATE: CNN projects Obama and McCain to win overwhelmingly in Vermont. Ohio results may begin trickling in at 7:30 p.m. EST, when polls close there.

Tired of hearing so much about the U.S. elections? Vent below. What important international stories are getting lost amid all the hubbub about Hillary and Barack?

What's happening out there on the Internets? Who's going to win Ohio and Texas tomorrow?