Why I like Hilary (not Duff)
Both
are find
candidates for sure, don’t get me wrong. But in the
debate over who’s more suited to the presidency, I
lean towards Clinton. Why? Yes, she voted for the war
that I oppose. But she is willing to admit that it
wasn’t the best decision, while saying that she tried
to do the best she could with the (faulty)
information she had available to her. I admire that.
Obama has gone around saying “I always opposed this,
I always opposed that,” but fails to see (or rather,
fails to admit) that his presence does not equate to
“right.”
Another thing is that Hilary strikes me as someone
who is willing to look at a problem and try to figure
out the best solution, maybe even put the best people
on the job. When people instantly start out with “I
have a plan” speak, I get kinda turned off. Why? Well
if you have a plan, you could, oh I don’t know, maybe
submit it to the floor for debate in the Senate or
Congress? You could do that if you had a plan. Look,
our problems are complex, and to say that they “have
a plan” for each and every tick is a failure of
character, and kind of insulting to me, that you
think I’ll buy that you’re plan is somehow a magical
band-aid. Though Clinton has begun to take on that
rhetoric as of late, when the campaigns were getting
under way, I remember a debate focusing on education
in which everyone “had a plan,” but Hilary was aware
that there was a problem, and admitted she didn’t
know the exact answer, but said something to the
effect that it’d really have to be studied by the
experts, and a plan devised. That’s true leadership,
whereas “I have a plan” is more posturing than
anything.
Another thing that strikes me about Obama, is
something I read recently on another distant
internet friend’s website. He
linked to an article here, where they spoke of his
affiliation with a “Black” church. But
he’s black, right? So what’s wrong, you ask? Well
it’s not that it’s a black church, it’s that they
put black above all else. How is a leader of many
people going to be
for me when you
belong to an organization that’s in a way against me?
And against my middle-class values? How can you be a
uniter, when you are so immersed in an organization
that rejects most of the values you say you’re for?
And the ace up Hilary’s sleeve, for me, is that her
Hubby will be first lady – er,
man. I mean,
regardless of what you think of his personal hi-jinx
in office (I think it was scummy to do it and lie
about it, though I would bet he’s not the first – the
repubs hated him and I’m sure they did whatever they
could to dredge up
some kind of dirt on him),
the fact of the matter is that he and his policies
really helped bring America out of the economic
drought we were fading into, and helped bring about
the boom years we took for granted. He and Hilary are
of the same mind, and I think having that team back
in office would be so great for us.
To me, it’s of little surprise that during the
1980’s, under control of the repubs, the market and
the US’s stature in the world began to crumble.
Taking over from bushie #1, Clinton led off and began
the US revolution. And we had our first balanced
budget and budget surplus in some 20+ years. Then as
bushie #2 took office, we suddenly ran back to
deficit and a flagging economy. Coincidence? Hardly,
I think.
Hey, I’ll support either dem that gets the nod, but
in all honesty, I hope that when people vote, they’re
taking a look beyond the rhetoric. Who’s more
qualified? Who has done this before? Is now the time
to take chances?
Hilary for President, 2008. Get it straight.
Peace.