Hillary's difficult interview and my mixed reaction to it clearly exemplified the bind I had put myself in: As a husband, I had done something wrong that I needed to apologize and atone for;
I'm not scarred by missing out on all the fun, and I might even be able to play it appropriately safe in 2010 for what promises to be a very, very tough year to read.
That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better.
Her position was a difficult one given her Southern birth and the fact that some of her relatives (including her half brothers) were fighting for the Confederacy.