Although I believe Meet the Press host Tim Russert has become one of the few “fair and balanced” journalists not employed by Fox News Channel, that didn’t save him from Hillary’s wrath after he asked her a couple – GASP – tough questions that assumed she would be, y’know, consistent in her replies, at least in a single night.

No such luck, Hillary’s enraged and now a Hillary supporter has issued a death-wish on the hapless journalist, who has been far tougher on other Dems, on Republicans, heck, he’s been tougher on Nancy Kerrigan!

All it does, really, is reveal a little early March Madness to this election, and the expectationof Camp Hillary that their delicate, terrorist-negotiating flower of a candidate should never even be questioned, let alone be tossed a hard one.

Senator Rodham: what a wimp!

Drugged-out, ex-hippie Hillary-haters rejoice. Your guru, Don Imus, will be back on the radio waves being “not funny” again beginning Monday, December 3.

Apparently, making tasteless jokes about Rutgers women’s basketball teams has a price tag: A six-month or so vacation, and a move to a bigger, broader radio network in the form of ABC Radio, as well as a five-year deal that will pay him between $25 and $40 million.

Now, I’m not in the Democratic camp that says people – especially talk radio people – should lose their jobs for making idiot statements. But I’m not sure it should merit a raise, either.

While some folks have a mind full of sharp, Dell memory quality recall, apparently there are plenty of folks who are lumping Imus in with “right wing talk radio.”

Except Imus is not right wing. I mean, sure, he’s anti-Hillary. But so’s half the country, including Barack Obama (who’s unlikely to make nice with Imus after the Rutgers incident), John Edwards, Algore, etc… Imus was, is and always will be a liberal.

But beyond politics, the more important note is that Imus was, is and always will be an ass.