Hillary at the Brat Stop

UPDATE: According to TMJ4's Charles Benson, Hillary ate a brat while at the Brat Stop.
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Hillary Clinton made her first campaign stop in Wisconsin at the Brat Stop in Kenosha.

To score points with Wisconsin voters, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could not have picked a better spot to make her first state campaign stop as a presidential candidate.

In a state that loves its beer, cheese, brats and football, the Brat Stop in Kenosha offers a little something for everyone.

It has a shop selling Wisconsin’s finest cheeses, a bar that shows the Badgers and Packers games and that offers $1 Miller beers on special, and a restaurant that serves up a mean brat, of course.

The Clinton campaign decorated the room where she was to give a speech to voters with American flags and campaign signs. “This is Hillary Country!” one sign read.

It is also Wisconsin, no doubt.

Apparently, the Associated Press is into stereotypes.

I love brats and I love the Brat Stop; but let's remember there's more to Wisconsin than cheese and brats and beer.

Fifth-grader Jade Bailey might have been the star of Clinton’s campaign rally in Kenosha.

The 11-year-old asked Clinton a heartfelt question that elicited an audible gasp of sympathy from the crowd of supporters at the Brat Stop.

“What do you plan to do about little girls with no houses and no food?” she asked Clinton.

Her mother, Donna Bailey, explained she is on the verge of losing her Kenosha home.

The hairdresser said she is seeing fewer customers because of the slowing economy, and her adjustable-rate mortgage has increased from $600 per month to $1,000, which she is struggling to afford.

Clinton put her arm around Jade Bailey on stage and spoke at length about her plan to deal with the mortgage crisis, including her plan to impose a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures.

Afterward, Jade, who was wearing a “Hillary for President” T-shirt, said she liked Clinton’s response.

“I’m really worried about losing my home,” she said. “I think she can help us.”

That's very touching. I might have choked up. I'm sure if Hillary got teary-eyed the AP would have taken note.

Clinton started her campaign swing through Wisconsin by accusing her rival of giving up on the goal of universal health insurance and accusing him of adopting some of her economic plans.

Sen. Barack Obama detailed a $210 billion plan in a speech on Wednesday in Janesville to create jobs in environmentally friendly industries and to repair the nation’s infrastructure. Clinton said she has long talked about similar ideas.

“I understand my opponent came to Wisconsin a few days ago and basically gave my speech,” Clinton said during a town hall meeting with supporters here. “That’s very flattering. I want everybody to agree with me on this.”

That does show how similar the two candidates are when it comes to policy, and that Obama is short on original ideas.

...The Obama campaign greeted her arrival in the state today with a television ad titled “Desperate” that accuses Clinton of practicing “the same old politics.” The ad is a response to a spot Clinton has been airing that claims Obama might raise the retirement age or cut retirement benefits.

It seems like Obama ads are on TV constantly.

It's like a Herb Kohl campaign!

Will Obama be charged with going negative on Hillary? "Desperate" isn't exactly a very nice title for an ad.