Jonah — you are surfing some funny places during work hours. As for the picture of Hillary tearing up — there are so many mean, clever things to say. So, I am going contrarian here and defending her. Not a good idea to cry a lot in public. And certainly never about your own problems. But the “all choked up” kind of tears — which hers seem to be in that picture today — I have some sympathy for. As my kids could tell you, I get that slightly wet eye thing where you think you can blink it back and no one will see, but everyone does, at school performances, watching a bunch of beautiful 9 year olds sing an only marginally moving song. I tear up at the emotional climaxes of movies targeted at preteen girls where Anne Hathaway or Hillary Duff meets the father who abandoned her and finds out that she really is a princess — which I only watch because of my kids. Artfully written patriotic speeches can do it, let alone deeply significant occasions.

But that wouldn’t stop me from doing what it took to protect home and country, or unleashing the full force and fury of the U.S. military against anyone who threatened them if that were my job. I think the same is true of Hillary. Sentiment and ruthlessness can easily co-exist.

Unlike the always entertaining Ann Coulter, I am not going to vote for Hillary if John McCain is the nominee. Still, a Democrat most likely will win this next election. And, watching all the cool kids (wow, Caroline Kennedy!) at Obama’s party, and listening to the earnest accolades over his never having once sullied himself by voting for the war in Iraq, let alone his potential to unite all of them — I am rooting for Hillary, as between them. Tears and all. I just wish she had gotten rid of Bill.