Hillary is seeking middle ground on abortion. In a speech in Albany, she restated her support for Roe v Wade, but pointedly noted that "faith and organized religion were the "primary" reasons teenagers abstained from sexual relations" (fedora tip: Mr. Matt). The Insightful Bartender thinks moving to the center is a good idea. She got a gasp from the crowd when she revealed that '7% of the women who don't use contraception account for 53 percent of all unintended pregnancies' (NY Times, reg req'd)
I believe that her game is even larger than a presidential run.
She's trying to supercede the Democratic Party. If she continues on anything like this pace, she will have driven the "Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party" (aka: the socialists) insane by, oh, about late 2005. Which leaves her in a perfect position to start a new party, with her at the top, espousing a "Third Way between Socialism and Fundamentalism".
Granted, she has problems, such as the Healthcare debacle of '94. But by then, it'll be ancient history, and frankly, it'll give her Lefty cred to keep the base roped in. She's a proven money-raiser, and by the end of 2007, most of the money people will have concluded that This Wacko isn't the answer, and be hungry for someone, anyone, who can lead them out of the wilderness.
There's a market for it, she's gutsy enough to go for it, and it's just crazy enough to work.
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