Hillary the JFK or 2008?

Not surprising that this comparison got dragged out. I was wondering who would be the first to try it.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked the campaign of the nation's lone Catholic president, John Kennedy, last night as she talked about her challenge in becoming the first female commander-in-chief.

"He was smart, he was dynamic, he was inspiring and he was Catholic. A lot of people back then [1960] said, 'America will never elect a Catholic as president,' " the White House hopeful told the New Hampshire Democrats' 100 Club fund-raiser here.

"But those who gathered here almost a half century ago knew better," she said. "They believed America was bigger than that and Americans would give Sen. John F. Kennedy a fair shake, and the rest, as they say, is history."

Noting women are "the majority" of voters and are in the workforce in "record numbers," she added, "So when people tell me 'a woman can never be president,' I say, we'll never know unless we try."

Kennedy's name is most often invoked by supporters of Clinton's main Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, usually comparing their charisma.

Clinton also rapped the White House, accusing President Bush of creating "invisible Americans" across the country.

Frankly, the comparison fits Obama better than Hillary.

I like that "invisible Americans" line. No substance or proof, just what you'd expect for a liberal talking point. I'd love to hear her explanation of why her husbands administration was innocent of that charge while the present administration is so horrid. The economy isn't substantially different to this period in the presidency, and the unemployment rate is lower. Bush supports an amnesty for illegals. Who exactly are the invisible Americans?

And tell me, does anyone think that Hillary will do any better?