| captain marvelous |
04-18-2007 08:08 PM |
Spanky might even be happy about this.
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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Good point. Let's try this:
CM, what is your opinion of Hillary Clinton?
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What is this, a litmus test for this board now? I am not a wallflower on this one. Dennis Kucinich is my candidate for now. He was totally opposed to the Iraq war from the start and got out in front of the issue, and is the most experienced of the few Democratic candidates who voted against the illegal war. He has taken a lot of criticism for this and never waivered and I applaud him for his principle.
As for Hillary, I’m lukewarm as I am not sure she is true to the principles she espouses and I worry that she might go along with the Rs to get along once she got in. She certainly voted for W’s war and I can’t forget that, but least she is a real viable option, unlike retreads like Biden and Edwards or fantasy candidates like Obama or Gore. Regardless of her ideological purity, I think that people underestimate Hillary's potential to win this thing, either on her own or riding Bill’s coattails as the charismatic effect of the first hubbie will be a powerful blow to the Rs in the general election. Her ability to raise money heartens me if she becomes the candidate, but ultimately, after 2004, the question becomes can buy out Diebold too?
While I know Kucinich would be the best for our country after the last 8 years of this shit, at least if we have a woman candidate, and even if we lose, it would've been a memorable race, unlike the Gore and Kerry debacles.
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