The Tampa Tribune runs an editorial column today directed at Hillary Clinton which begs her not to run for the White House in 2008. Here’s the meat:

If you run for president, chances are good that you’ll secure your party’s nomination. But realistically, how do you think you can win the White House? You are the most polarizing figure in the Democratic Party, and your negatives among likely voters are prohibitively high. Many people simply don’t trust you. You may share your husband’s name, but what people liked about him is not transferable to you.

That’s about right. Hillary surrounds herself with some pretty smart people. That’s not the problem. The issue is, her people don’t know how to stand up to her, so they become worthless as influencers. Husband Bill is just as worthless, for the same reasons. He owes Hillary. It doesn’t matter if she can’t win. He’s fully enlisted and already at work.

Hillary is the only one who can react to the pleas of others in her party who don’t want her to run. If she respects their opinion, she won’t run. If she thinks they don’t know squat, she’ll run. It’s that simple.