Good to see Hillary Clinton getting in the, well, spirit of things.

From The Swamp:

Beginning the final weekend of campaigning before Tuesday’s primary in Kentucky where she is heavily favored against Democratic frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama, Clinton held an outdoor picnic rally for about 1,000 people on the grounds of the Maker’s Mark Distillery, the oldest operating bourbon distillery in the world and a national historic landmark.
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Clinton made the remarks after taking a photo-op tour of the distillery’s bourbon bottling operation, where she met with workers and, after donning goggles, rubber sleeves and gloves, she engaged in the tourist ritual of hand dipping the neck of the bottle into red wax. A good strong putty knife would be needed to open the bottle she produced.

“It was very interesting,” Clinton said, adding that she had never realized each bottle was individually hand dipped. After learning that it the mother of Bill Samuels Jr., the distillery’s president, who came up with the idea of sealing the bottle in wax, Clinton told the crowd later that she “felt like I was in a long line of people who appreciate craftsmanship and artistry and it was a joy to be part of that.”

“I think they’re going to give me the bottle because it dripped some,” she said. “I’ll get to take that one home, which is not a hardship, you’ve got to admit. There’s some benefits for running for president, every so often.”

Wonder if Hillary also thought about bringing something home from the distillery’s cigar division.  Nah, probably a bad idea in that house.