Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton announced earlier today that she will remain in the hunt for the 2008 presidential nomination even though her husband, former president Bill Clinton, has had yet another recurrence of gonorrhea.

“The g-bomb again, huh?” asked one longtime Clinton watcher, who wished to remain anonymous so as to avoid commiting suicide or meeting with an unfortunate accident in the near future, rhetorically. “I think that makes a baker’s dozen. Let’s be perfectly frank here. If she were to back out of a political campaign every time Bill had lesions in his groin area, she’d never be able to seek out office in any of her home states.”

However, at least one Clinton insider did seem a bit surprised by the ex-president’s latest medical concerns.

“Last I knew, he was taking two tablets of penicillin every day with his multivitamin as a preventative measure,” said a woman who asked only to be identified as ‘%’ to avoid unforeseen industrial accidents. “Looks like somebody’s built up quite a resistance.”

An aide for the former president issued a statement on the issue:

“Mr. Clinton is facing this setback with his characteristic bravery and optimism. In fact, he has encouraged his wife to get right back out there on the campaign trail even though this means that she will not be by his side as he faces this difficult time. Actually, ‘encouraged’ probably isn’t a strong enough word, he has shown unbridled enthusiasm over the notion of her continuing in the race. He has gone so far as to demand she redouble or triple her efforts, regardless of the time commitment.”

In a related story, Senator Joe Biden has dropped out of the race citing fund raising concerns as the primary reason. Sources close to Biden say that although money did play a small role in his decision, he was most upset about the prospect of “losing to a black guy, no matter how articulate he may be.”

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