William F. Buckley says that Hillary Clinton is "a phenomenon, who might easily be president." In other news, deep freeze hits Hell.

William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said that while a strong Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential race has yet to emerge, the Democrats have in Senator Hillary Clinton a true contender to become the first woman elected U.S. president.

``I don't find a commanding presence sort of knocking on the door'' for the next presidential campaign, Buckley said in an interview broadcast today on Bloomberg Television.

Clinton, of New York, is ``a very consequential woman with an extraordinary background,'' he said. ``Her thought is kind of woozy left, not in my judgment threatening.''

She is ``a phenomenon, a woman candidate who might easily be president,'' Buckley said.

I am still not convinced that Hillary is the Democrat's best choice for president. She voted for this damn war! And she has not had the guts to retract her support for it to this day. I think the idea tha she has to be a hawk to offset the fact that she is a woman is stupid. I truly feel that the country wants to elect somebody who does not support the Iraq war.

I am still pushing for the John Edwards/Wesley Clark ticket.