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This article in the NY Times makes a bunch of interesting points -
That woman will come from the South, or west of the Mississippi. She will be a Democrat who has won in a red state, or a Republican who has emerged from the private sector to run for governor. She will have executive experience ... Continue reading »
That woman will come from the South, or west of the Mississippi. She will be a Democrat who has won in a red state, or a Republican who has emerged from the private sector to run for governor. She will have executive experience ... Continue reading »
1 year ago
1 year ago
However, I do agree that if Mrs. Clinton loses the nomination, it will be a while before we see another woman fight for the Presidential nomination. We have had some very very good women senators but none ever tried to fight the presidential election.
It is interesting how one of the world's most open society is so conservative...you have to be a white, of christian faith, and a male to run this country?
1 year ago
Conservative?
Obama is black. McCain is old. Neither have political pedigree (unlike Indira Gandhi in India). And there are plenty of women more likable and qualified than that carpet-bagger now from NY- maybe Obama will choose one of the eminently qualified democratic women Governors. Or maybe McCain will choose 'Bobby' Jindal- also non-white.
For the first time in a long time, the US has a choice between non-typical candidates. Maybe it's time to recognize and celebrate that
1 year ago
I don't think "old" is a qualification to say he's different! :) Yes, he's older than most, but we've had OLD white men as presidents, thank you very much.
The only non-typical candidates are Obama - a black man and Hillary - a (white) woman.
Let's not even try to give the Republicans any credit for being non-typical. If and when McCain chooses Jindal, yes, he'll get kudos for that, but he's doing it to counter his age (Jindal is in his mid-thirties!)As an aside, Jindal also converted to be able to play in US politics - that says something too.
But I do recognize and celebrate that the Democrats have been able to put forward to such non-typical candidates :)
1 year ago
Then you need to talk to US demographers. They split the nation into various groups based on different (at least perceived) needs, interests, and intents.
If Blacks are a voting group, as are "hispanics" (a completely group created by Nixon!), then the elderly are certainly one too. And McCain would be the first elderly candidate in the last few decades.
In a time of global uncertainty and conflict, having been a war hero, McCain's probably better informed and able to make decisions than a ex-cocaine smoking regional politician and a carpet-bagging resume inflator. Change must be for a reason and with purpose not change for change's sake - which seems to be the essential Democratic arguement since their last drug smoking genocide-allowing waffler (I guess no troops in Rwanda too- wonder why no democrats have asked that question!)
1 year ago
This is a time of global uncertainty and conflict - still it is worth exploring the role of Republican decision-making in inflaming if not orignating conflict. The move to bifurcate economic and social issues is at the root of the problem - neither is of any use without the other and conservatives like McCain who have terrible records on social issues within their own country cannot be expected to handle international social issues with any measure of diplomacy.
http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm
One cannot expect anybody to be right about everything- even over-scrutinised politicians are people first - still it is reasonable to expect a leader to have correct convictions about critical issues - Obama was anti-Iraq from day one - pretty sharp for an ex-cocaine smoking regional politician. Okay I will stop - I don't want to sound like Obama girl :-)