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My view on Hillary
I have supported Obama for about six months, timidly at first, less so now. I listened to him and get the sense that he has it -- the right stuff -- that certain something that makes a leader.
But here are my problems with Clinton:
--1/3 of the country hates her. There's no getting away from the fact that rightly or wrongly, a lot of people start chewing the carpet when her name is mentioned.
--Bill seems uncontrollable.
--I really don't know why she wants to be president, putting aside for the moment the bromides about doing for the American People and For The Children.
--Her demonstrated strengths of diligence, intelligence, attention to detail, knowledge of and interest in policy, are better suited to the legislative than executive. She has said that she wants to "control the bureaucracy." Uh-oh. Suggests desire to micromanage. What very smart, hard working Democratic president tried that?
--37 percent of the nation hates her. Did I say that already. Maybe it just went up.
I don't think she can beat McCain in a general election. If he takes Huckabee as his VP, I might change my view. But in any event, I can't see anything better than a squeeker with post-90s score-settling continuing until...well, forever, I guess.
HRC for Senate majority leader! Obama for president. She can toughen up his health care proposals when they hit the Senate.
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