Some Thoughts on Hillary and Barack
~~Quantum Nomad~~*
Land of the Dancing Spirits, WASHINGTON
United States
Hi,
My name is Craig, and I would like to say a few things about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two most likely people to be the next president of the United States. I hope you will listen to what I have to say, and why I believe that Barack would most likely be the best person for the job...
Many people who support Hillary believe that she has more experience than Barack. While it is true that being in the White House for 8 years could be helpful, the fact is that in terms of holding publicly-elected offices, Barack has more experience than Hillary. He served in the Illinois State Senate for 8 years, and 3 years as a US Senator. He has a total of 11 years Senatorial experience, while Hillary has only 7 years as a US Senator.
Some people think he is too young. The fact is, if inaugurated on January 20th, 2009, he will be older than Bill Clinton when he was first inaugurated as President.
And on that subject, this was not supposed to be a country of dynasties, which was why George Washington left office after 8 years, despite many people’s protests. By the end of George W. Bush’s term in office next year, we will have had two families running this country for the last 20 years, and if Hillary were elected, that could be extended to as much as 28 years, almost a full generation.
Another good reason to vote for Barack, is that polls have suggested that Barack would have a much more likely chance of beating John McCain, the likely Republican candidate, than Hillary Clinton. Why? Because Hillary has more “negatives” (people who don’t like a candidate, and could potentially cross over and vote for the other party) than either McCain or Obama. According to a CNN poll conducted recently, 41% of the public say they don’t like Hillary, while 36% say this about McCain, and only 31% say this about Obama. I think another big reason has to do with Obama’s call to unity, and his desire to work with all people. Because of this, Obama is more favored than Hillary among independents as well as Republicans. (Remember the ad where Hillary attacked Obama for saying that even the Republicans had some good ideas?) To read CNN’s full story, click here:
http://www. cnn. com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/20008. matchups. schneider/index. html
Speaking of attack, I don’t think our country needs another president that attacks the moment that there is a threat. Do you? That is exactly what Hillary did right after Barack won in Iowa, and he became a real threat. Some say that is “just politics,” and the way that it is. Well, I don’t agree. That is how Washington has been run for a long time now. We continue to be divided as a country. Our national debt is increasing more and more due to our attacks on other countries. And because of this, the threat of terrorist attacks upon our country continues to increase. If we continue to attack every perceived threat, things will continue to get worse and worse for us. If we are going to make real changes in this country, we need someone who isn't so prone to attacking, and is willing to talk with our "enemies" and to mend fences. We need a president that can unite this country, not divide it even further…which is what Hillary started to do to her own party because of her attacks on Obama, causing rifts amongst many of the most loyal and prominent members of her party. So I must ask you this: Do you honestly think that if she can’t create unity within her own party, that she will be able to do it with our country?
I don’t think there is really enough space here to go into a lot of the issues of why I like Barack so much. But I will give you one that I think is very pertinent to people over 55, and one that I don’t think too many people know about: Barack intends to ELIMINATE INCOME TAX TO ALL SENIORS who make less than $50,000 per year. I believe that this shows how he understands the difficulties that many different groups of people can experience, even if he is not in that group himself. In this case, it shows that he understands how many of us can experience difficulties with saving up money and the worries of not having enough in the later years of our lives, especially with the uncertainties of our weakened Social Security System. If you wish to view all of the details of how he intends to help the senior citizens of our country, please click on this link:
http://www. barackobama. com/issues/socialsecurity/
There are actually many other reasons I could give as to why I believe that Barack would be the best president for our country, but I think the greatest one is simply his genuine sincerity, and the message of hope that he inspires in millions of people. Even though it might sound “fluffy” to some people, I think that it is the greatest thing a president can instill in a country, because if the people themselves can be inspired to have hope, and to live with such a bright outlook on life, then it will change their world…
Thank you for taking the time to read this. If this has inspired you in anyway, or even made you think a little bit differently, I hope you will pass this on to others on whom it might have the same affect. And if you are still in favor of Hillary Clinton, and believe you have some valid points as to why you believe she should be our next president, I would love to hear them.
Thank you,
Craig.
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