tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post5953737712396273035..comments2023-12-05T04:20:37.460-06:00Comments on The Journey: "Vote for Hillary or Your Children Will Die!"Lizard Eaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-11694248292924893072008-03-01T18:27:00.000-06:002008-03-01T18:27:00.000-06:00I will be utterly honest.I am not a Clinton fan an...I will be utterly honest.<BR/><BR/>I am not a Clinton fan and I never have been. This goes well beyond Monica Lewinsky and Hillarycare.<BR/><BR/>Much of this has to be that I, like Bill, am from the South and there was something extremely familiar and suspect to me about his snake-charming, which to many an outsiders I know was an appealing concept, but raised a red flag in my mind. I have known Southern politicians of many stripes and have learned to read true intentions behind the manners and the veneer of "yes, sir", "no, ma'am", "please and thank you". <BR/><BR/>To me, he just seemed like the newest incarnation of the same old backslapping motif I had observed from a generation of southern politicians over the years and I found that extremely off-putting.<BR/><BR/>And as for her, well, there's always been something about her that has seemed inauthentic and forced, as though she was clearly uncomfortable letting her true self shine through.<BR/><BR/>Her weaknesses have been exposed and I think any opponent seeking her Senate seat will use them to his/her advantage when she runs again. As much as I wish to believe in the Reinvention of Hillary Clinton, without the re-election of Hillary Clinton, re-inventing herself as a politician will be difficult. <BR/><BR/>If Obama wins either Texas or Ohio, she should concede for the good of the party. Her reputation and his has already taken a substantial hit and in a blue state like New York, I believe it will be more easily forgiven than it ever will be here in red state America.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-78250304477744977092008-03-01T08:42:00.000-06:002008-03-01T08:42:00.000-06:00I still admire Hillary. Although I too, am sufferi...I still admire Hillary. Although I too, am suffering from Clinton exhaustion and in this, what might be her last stand as a presidential candidate, am reminded of the less savory aspects of this famed political team. Still, I think after the dust settles, whether her next step is to be the Democratic vice-presidential candidate or back to service in the Senate (and I think she could become the greatest Majority Leader in that institution's history), I believe on balance, her contributions will be positive and historic.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320860122104064884noreply@blogger.com