So, the first lessons learned and the first shots are fired in the aftermath of the epic Lieberman/Lamont conflagration.
TalkLeft spots Hillary Clinton taking on Donald Rumsfield:
Hillary Clinton laced into Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at an Armed Services Committee hearing today.
The CT Senate race may have taught Hillary Clinton that the politics of moderation and "go-along, get-along" isn't going to win over the Democratic base. To get the 2008 nomination, she has to stand up for something, maybe even be a bit confrontational. Does this indicate a strategic DLC shift to rage from the middle? Naaah.
Is Clinton now open to accusations of treason for criticizing a Bush administration official? No, there is something clever about confronting an architect of the Iraq policy rather than the big decider himself.