Hillary Clinton "Seething" Over Rick Santorum

2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was reportedly "seething" after what the New York Post says was a "frosty" encounter yesterday with her conservative Senate colleague Rick Santorum.

Clinton paused during a Capitol Hill interview with Post reporter Ian Bishop "to let out a week's worth of pent-up frustration," the paper said, over Santorum's new book, "It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good."

Santorum penned his tome in response to Clinton's own best-selling tribute to socialism, "It Takes a Village."

But up until now, the former first lady has held her fire.

"It takes a village, Rick, don't forget that," Clinton called out as the two passed in a narrow hallway.

"It takes a family," Santorum shot back through a veiled smile.

Not content to let the Pennsylvania Republican have the last word, Clinton responded, "Of course, a family is part of a village!"

The exchange may be the first of several debates between the two diamatrically opposed senators, if - as the Post posits - Santorum tosses his hat into the presidential ring in 2008 and challenges Mrs. Clinton.