i cannot figure out, for the life of me, why so many people seem to dislike Hillary Clinton. i admire her skills a great deal, and would very much like to see her in the White House specifically *because* she *is* a politician. We need someone with her skills to dig us out of this mess George Bush and the republicans have gotten us into. While i admire Barak Obama tremendously... my gosh, the speech he gave at the Democratic National Convention literally made my spine tingle up and down... i just don't think he can get the job done. As much as i hate to say it, there is something to be said for someone who is "inside" the "system." If change is what we want, then we need someone in there who actually knows how to create that change. i just don't know how Obama thinks he is going to affect change in a system that itself is pretty rigged to be constant and unchanging--especially when he has as little experience as he does. i have been around long enough to remember the promises made by every president in my life time regarding change... once they get inside that beltway they find that change is far more difficult to affect than they had promised.
Barak is a fantastic speaker, and appears to be promising not only the moon, but the sun as well. i fear that by democrats nominating him we may very well be handing the election to the republicans when he implodes under his own rhetoric and inexperience. As much as i would like to see him in the White House at some point, this is definitely not the time for it. i can't believe democrats would be that stupid! Certainly, if he could keep the momentum going that he seems to have created now--which is just fucking amazing--but i just don't think he will be able to do that. Edwards is a fucking weasel. The guy is utterly unbearable to watch, much less listen to. i hate his affected southern working class manner of speaking and his $100.00 hair cut as he talks about the "working man" and "getting back" at those ambiguous corporations. He is a pretty boy without much substance. Just a whole lot of hot air. Richardson has come great ideas, i like him a great deal, but when he speaks i feel like yawning. i like him, but he hasn't a snowballs chance in hell.
To be honest, as much as i would hate to see the democrats give the White House to the republicans for another four years (and that is exactly what the situation is--it is theirs to give) i would not be incredibly disheartened by a republican winning the '08 election. Anyone of those guys is light years beyond and far better than what we have now, and probably far less corrupt as well. Even Huckabee (regardless of his religious and social conservatism) has shown that he is competent at governance. i would hate to see Giuliani win. i think that guy is scary and corrupt as hell, however--but still better than what we currently have. i think McCain is a turncoat and have hated him ever since he became Bush's pussy-boy. But i merely dislike him on a personal level, i think he would make a good president. Romney--that guy... lol. What a fucking weasel. He would say anything to get elected--out of all of the candidates on the republican side, i think he is the absolute worst. He IS in all respects exactly what the republicans painted Kerry as being. While Kerry was not those things, Romney clearly is. Thompson puts me to sleep, but appears like he has some common sense at least. Duncan Hunter is scary as hell...
One thing is for certain... the country can't wait to get rid of the corrupt retards holding power right now. And regardless of who wins the presidency, they are going to have to contend with a democratic congress, period. And i am satisfied with that... tremendously satisfied. That, in itself, may be what would, when all is said and done, make an Obama presidency quite successful in the end.
i like much of what Ron Paul says, but he appears a bit contentious to me, just as Kucinich does. However, i would like to see them on a ticket together... i would think twice about voting for them.
i am, however, still rooting for the most experienced of the bunch, and that is Hillary. She has spent her life honing her political philosophy and skills. She would make as good, or better, a president as her husband did.
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