Many posters on TPMCafe call Hillary Clinton a phony. Nobody bothers to respond to that insult, we just all know it.

Well yes she IS a politician. But is she really more phony than George Bush or McCain or Al Gore or, for that matter, Barak Obama or Bill Clinton? I think not. Numerous figures say that the more they know her, the more they like her. Just ask us in upstate New York.

So how did she get that "reputation" ? Bob Somerby has the answer, just check out his blog today http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh012407.shtml and the past few days as well. Please read this, it's not really about Clinton, it's about why McCain (or other GOP) will win the next election.