Hello all,
I resisted writing on politics, but this is one special election this year. There are many issues facing our country and the next President. I like watching the process (the politics get irritating at times), but there is one thing I don't understand - what qualifies as experience? This has become Hillary Clinton's rallying cry. I found it puzzling that the media has bought into this argument without asking for details. The only elected office she has held has been a United Stated Senator for 7 years. If experience counts so much, Bill Richardson or Dennis Kucinich should be the nominee. Is she talking about life experience? Then the oldest person should be the nominee. Slate magazine has there own take on this here.
And what about change? Mrs. Clinton would be the first woman president and Barrack Obama would be the first African-American president. Either would bring a change of direction for our country. Both champion a variety of liberal ideas and programs. But John McCain would be a change from President Bush (I really don't think they like each other). How much change do we want and what kind of change?
Whoever you support and vote for, study their ideas and views. Get past the campaign promises and rhetoric. How are they going to create jobs? What are they going to do about global warming? What should they do about the mortgage mess? How much is all this going to cost? Campaign slogans are nice, but as they say the devil's in the details.
Joe
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