Hillary and Bill (O'Reilly, that is)

I just watched the first part of Hillary's interview with Bill O'Reilly, and I have to VERY begrudgingly admit that I was impressed with how both of them handled it.

O'Reilly took control of the interview within the first few minutes, and maintained it throughout. He was respectful, but very persistent and adamant, as he should have been, especially on the topics of "Hilcare" and income redistribution. I had to give him kudos for his response when Hillary asked, "So was Teddy Roosevelt a socialist then?" O'Reilly nodded slightly and said, "Somewhat." That probably wouldn't make McCain and many other Republicans too happy, but it is the truth; read Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism.

BUT.... (yes, here it comes, folks) after watching Hillary discuss issues with the most aggressive interviewer on TV, whom we all know will not vote for her regardless of what he may or may not suggest, I can see why Hillary's Republican counterparts in the Senate all pay tribute to her collegiality, and talk about the common ground they've been able to find with her. She seemed human to me for the first time; no plastic hostility on the one hand or phony laugh on the other.

At the end of the day, I take my hat off to Hillary Clinton for sitting down for this interview, and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest tomorrow. Glenn Beck remarked on his show this morning that this crop of Democrat Presidential candidates could not look more ridiculous for not going on Fox News. They'll meet with Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong Il and Hugo Chavez, but not Brit Hume or Chris Wallace or, yes, the No Spin Zone? Point well taken. So good for Hillary...and for Obama, too; time to grow up and enter the real media arena.

So when will we see Hillary or Obama on Hannity & Colmes? Hmmmm.... :)