Tuesday, January 08, 2008
It takes introspection..
Me, I saw the exact same Hillary in both pieces of footage. In both instances, Hillary's words and intonation made two things abundantly clear:
1) Hillary Clinton genuinely thinks the country needs change, and that she has the capacity, as president, to make the country a better place;
2) Hillary Clinton genuinely thinks that no one else but her possesses that capacity, and that it is insulting to suggest otherwise.
On foreign policy matters -- and that's the primary issue area I care about in this election -- there are ways in which I trust Clinton's experience more than Obama's. That second point, however, scares the ever-living crap out of me. That kind of belief bears a strong resemblance to the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Screw the politics of fear and, frankly, screw the politics of hope. I want the politics of doubt. I want a president who, in these complex times, has the capacity to admit error before all is lost.
I also get the 'missionary' vibe he's talking about from Hillary. However, I think she has shown a capacity for change. For instance, I understand she has been a well-liked, model consensus-builder in the Senate (have I been reading too much Bernstein?).
I do find many of her mannerisms grating, and, like Bloomberg, Giuiliani, and any number of Democrats, she seems all too willing to use the power and resources of government to mold society to her liking. But much of the reaction to her reminds me of the syndrome we now call 'bds'.
7 Comments:
By 
D.E. Cloutier, at
Tue Jan 08, 02:37:00 PM:
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By D.E. Cloutier, at
Tue Jan 08, 03:33:00 PM:
By 
, at
Tue Jan 08, 03:52:00 PM:
Doubt she'll be that important. Maybe a footnote to history.
By TigerHawk, at
Tue Jan 08, 03:55:00 PM:
Hatred of Hillary and BDS are basically the same pathology. As DEC suggests, that may well be irrelevant in the sense that Hillary's chances seem to have diminished markedly in the last week. That said, I think it is useful to think about -- neither syndrome is healthy, and awareness is often the best cure.
By , at
Tue Jan 08, 04:43:00 PM:
It'll certainly be very interesting, and potentially entertaining, to see what happens in the next few weeks.
I'm not counting Hillary out. Kerry was toast early at the hands of Dean, and almost became the president.
I'm looking for a really nasty Democrat tussle - Hillary not standing down for the black dude. Let her show us all the hypocrisy of the left, and the politics of being nice.
I'm all for doubt, hope and change, but in the end, I want a President who is tough enough to deal with the difficult decisions. For all of GWBs warts, I give him a lot of credit for dealing with terrorism, and I give him an F for the border issues. Show me a candidate who can come up with a rational approach to immigration, and is committed to fight when it's clear "diplomacy" isn't going to win, and I'm all in.
By Andrewdb, at
Tue Jan 08, 09:14:00 PM:
I tell my freinds with BDS that I understand because I felt that way about the last guy (and largely do about his wife).
By Papa Ray, at
Tue Jan 08, 10:39:00 PM:
For those of you who will stop believing the MSM, and listen to Fred and read his position papers might find that other than being a "natural" actor and a conservative Senator he would make a great President.
Hillary..Who wants a liberal socialist for a president? With a husband who will want to screw things up just like he did before.
Papa Ray
