Senator Clinton thinks independent voters are idiots.

That is really the only way to explain this:

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton said Sunday she can appeal to Republicans as well as Democrats on the presidential trail.

Clinton appeared on "Fox News Sunday." Host Chris Wallace, citing his acerbic interview with former President Clinton last year as well as the former first lady's comments this year, asked, "Why do you and the president have such a hyper-partisan view of politics? … Why do we want another president who thinks so much in terms of right versus left and red state versus blue state?"

After attempting to turn the questioning to declining family income and the loss of healthcare, Clinton said, "Oh, Chris, if you had walked even a day in our shoes over the last 15 years, I'm sure you'd understand. But you know, the real goal for our country right now is to get beyond partisanship. And, I'm sure trying to do my part. Because we've got a lot of serious problems that we're trying to deal with."

It's just amazing to me how stupid you would have to be to believe this. The Clintons spent most of the 90s defending themselves from what they claimed was a fanatical Republican Party that was consumed with an anti-Clinton vendetta of unparalleled ferocity. According to the Clintons, the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy -- when it wasn't attempting a coup against the constitutional government -- was using "hate radio" and "Right-wing militias" to prepare for a military conquest of Washington D.C.

Now Hillary Clinton wants you to believe that she is the one Democrat in America who can get along with conservatives. Who does she think she is, Barack Obama?