Those of us who haven’t had our opportunity to express our opinion (i.e., vote our preference) say to the “talking heads” and self-appointed experts, “wait a minute.” We’ll not be stampeded; after all, with mighty few exceptions, they do a spectacularly lousy job of keeping us informed on issues that really matter.
Today, I am not as adamantly opposed to her as I was back then in part because in any contest involving a qualified female versus a male, I tend to go for the female.
Bottom line: The war’s a reality; the question now is how do we get out? I for one believe that the U.S. has made a mess of the lives of millions of Iraqis and bear a moral obligation to help that poor country back on its feet. The truth of the matter is that Obama will not get us out any sooner than Hillary.
He’s bright, inspirational and appears to have good political and moral instincts. That said, I find his talk about change gauzy, given the depth and scope of the problems the country (and the world for that matter) faces. From the bits and pieces of the debates I’ve seen I’ve been more impressed by Hillary’s command of the issues than by Obama.
Karl Lawrence
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