A little blurb on the New Hampshir Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:12:47 -0500 (CDT) http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid49989.aspx Democracy you can taste and smell And a helping hand for Hillary By: SARA FAITH ALTERMAN 10/24/2007 4:52:30 PM Just north of Massachusetts, where cheap liquor abounds and the highest point in New England mocks us from beyond the stratosphere, lies a magical land to which politicians flock, eager to roll up their sleeves, mingle with the working classes, and pretend, just for a moment, to be real people. Braving the wilds of high-school gymnasiums and town halls, shoveling down forkfuls of spaghetti at house parties and church socials, presidential hopefuls do their very barnstorming best to earn the votes of small-town Americans. Ah, New Hampshire. Where the gloves come off and suppers on. For the price of a tank of gas and a local street map, you, too, could come face to face with Hillary or Mitt, shake hands with Barack or shake your fist at John (McCain, Edwards, take your pick). After all, the 2008 presidential hopefuls care about what makes you tick. At least, they want you to think so. As the New Hampshire presidential primary approaches, politicians and Law & Order actors are making their way around%