Rutgers Team Skips Hillary Meeting

As mentioned previously, Hillary Clinton tried to capitalize on the Imus matter by quickly accepting a long-standing invitation to speak at Rutgers, with the obvious desire on her part for a photo-op with the beleaguered team. Weather and the Virginia Tech shooting delayed her trip, and when she got there, she got a surprise:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finally dropped by Rutgers to meet with the school's women's basketball coach -- but the players themselves skipped the half-hour meeting, citing their studies and Imus fatigue.

Although the story doesn't suggest it, I'm wondering if the team made a conscious decision not to be a cog in Hillary's publicity machine. If so, good for them.