Carville: Don't 'Bet the Farm' on Hillary

Hillary Clinton may run for president in 2008 but, says Democratic political strategist James Carville, "I wouldn’t bet the farm” on it.

Carville, in a wide-ranging interview with NewsMax, said the Democratic Party "has a disease” that has been seriously misdiagnosed by party leaders and supporters.

Though he didn’t elaborate on Hillary Clinton’s possible – some say likely - candidacy, Carville did comment on another possible Democratic candidate for the White House.

Speaking about Bill Richardson, Carville said the New Mexico governor is a "charming man” but he has yet to answer some core questions about why he wants to be president.

"You want to be president because ... ‘I would be the first Hispanic president’ is not sufficient,” Carville says. "Where’s the Bill Richardson the man, what motivates him, what drives him, what is it that ‘you’ believe to solve our problems? So I know he’s a charming, smart guy but I don’t know who he is until he fills it in.”

And what about the Republican ticket for 08?

"For the first time in my lifetime, and I think I’m right on this, with the possible exception of 1964, we don’t know who the Republican candidate is going to be. And every [time] at this point, pretty much, we had a pretty good, clear idea of who’s the favorite,” Carville says.

Regarding a possible "Dick Morris fantasy” that would have Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the GOP candidate in 2008, Carville was skeptical – and sarcastic as always.

He said Rice is "not going to run” despite being "hard-working, diligent and smart.”

With mocking wit, Carville added: "What’s her rationale? That she’s the architect of the Iraq war?”