Hillary at campaign stop, Decorah, Iowa — Doug Mills/The New York Times

❝Hillary Clinton is sometimes asked what kind of people she would want to put on the Supreme Court – but not who. During a campaign event here in northeast Iowa on Tuesday, one attendee had a nominee in mind: President Obama. Would she name him?

Laughing with apparent delight as the audience cheered, Mrs. Clinton said: “Wow, what a great idea. Nobody has ever suggested that to me. Wow. I love that.”

❝She then repeated “wow” again, as if giving herself an extra second to think of a good answer, considering that she has been praising Mr. Obama’s agenda and leadership repeatedly on the campaign trail recently.

“He may have a few other things to do, but I tell you, that’s a great idea,” Mrs. Clinton said — not quite committing but certainly not dismissing the notion.

Every Republican operative, activist and pimp in the country instantly spent a number of minutes in cardiac arrest. After reviving, they immediately called their favorite fundraiser and asked “How can we nominate someone electable from this outhouse of candidates?”