Why Do You Hate Her So Much?

Here's more evidence that, as I have been arguing for a long time (ahem), Hillary Clinton will not be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2008. I think it will be Obama, and when he runs, he will clear the field.

But nevertheless, since I just can't let this go: I'd love to know why conservatives dislike Hillary Clinton as much as they do. I don't understand why she's so polarizing. Her policy positions are uniformly moderate, she has alienated the left wing of the Democratic Party, she is an intelligent and highly qualified leader, and she is a very popular Senator in New York, even in Republican-leaning districts upstate. So what is it about her that arouses such antipathy?

Just thinking of the Republicans who inspire some kind of knee-jerk, irrationally hostile response in my own mind, I think of James Inhofe, Bill Frist, Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell, Dick Cheney, etc. (Obviously I could go on and on) These guys? Hard-core right-wing types all -- I actually have quite favorable responses to the few remaining Republican moderates.

Is it a personality thing?

Calling all conservatives! Tell me what you think.