What Would Hillary Rodham Do?

By GAIL COLLINS
Published: January 5, 2008
Des Moines

Columnist Biography: Gail Collins What does Hillary Clinton stand for, if not the spirit of We Can Get Through This?

There she was, taking leave of Iowa at a deeply, deeply depressing post-caucus party Thursday night. On stage, her posse was looking determinedly cheerful, like heroic musketeers before the firing squad: the Los Angeles mayor (Latino), the New York lieutenant governor (black), Madeleine Albright (female) and Terry McAuliffe (white-man money), along with two extremely photogenic little girls and a huge mass of union officials.

Hillary, looking remarkably perky, and Bill, looking remarkably pink, turned their game faces to the cameras.

“This is a great night for Democrats,â€