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After Edwards left the race (he was my choice) I was on the fence for a few months. Wasn't crazy about Hillary or Obama. I wanted to support Hillary because I'd like to see a woman in the Oval Office. But I was on the fence between her and Obama and I'm still am not really crazy about either of them. We had better choices but they're all gone now. I partially blame the media for that - but that's another rant.
So I watched for a while what was going on with Pastorgate, and Hillary Clinton right there on the bandwagon with the Republicans, M$M, McCain - using those GOP talking points to smear her opponent.
Disappointing to say the least. Had nothing to do with the real issues and is low and dirty politics and dubious alliances, IMO. (speaking of dubious alliances, bytheway - Hillary hasn't much room to talk about that)
After Pastorgate, Obama made a speech on race in March in PA that I was *very* impressed with - so that caused me to lean his way. Because of his vision, his ideas, the way he views things and the way he *thinks*.
I was still undecided though, because I WANTED to believe Hillary would rise above all that muck. Surely with her experience, she knew better than to go too far with that type of dirty lowdown politics.
Then, bittergate started and that disasterous "debate" on ABC recently. During all this Hillary sided with the M$M, George Stephanopoulos (who used to work for the Clintons) the Republicans, John McCain (she was using all the same Republican/McCain talking points) against Obama. I was VERY disappointed that she'd do this. That she would stoop so low.
She went too far. She didn't stop there, either. She did what I hoped she wouldn't do. The hypocrisy, the distractions, the GOP talking points - all there. Same as the Republicans. Same as what we've put up with for the past 8 years. *sigh*
I expect that type of divisiveness, foul play and distraction from Republicans but not so much from Democrats and particularly not from a Democrat -- against another Democrat - under any circumstance. It's just dirty and low and dragged this whole campaign to a level that isn't helpful - to ANYone. Not Hillary. Not Obama. Not Democrats. And not the country or our election process.
Hillary has continued on with her alliances, even going so far as to ally with Richard Mellon Scaife who spent the better part of the 90s going after the Clintons. I spent the better part of the 90s DEFENDING them against his and the Republicans attacks. That she is now cozy with him is rather a slap in the face to all who supported the Clintons during those years - with their votes and in other ways.
She is apparently NOT the graceful, principled, experienced, strong woman I thought she was. She's ruthless, divisive, and is apparently willing to toss any and sundry of previous supporters (many of them voters), friends, or whoever under her campaign bus to "win".
She has apparently lost sight of the big picture of what we're even trying to do here - choosing to only see what she can do for herself, rather than what's best for her party, or her country or the problems it faces. Anyone else would have bowed out of the race by now, for instance, to protect the integrity of the party and our ability to win in November. But not Hillary. I guess she figures if SHE can't win, then NO Democrat is gonna win, and she is trying to make sure of that.
Whether that is her intent or not, that IS what she's slowly accomplishing. That she can't see that or doesn't care, is further very telling about Hillary.
And, her campaign is broke and she has not managed her finances well.
The differences between Hillary's and Obama's policies on the various issues are pretty small.
The BIG difference between the two of them is in how they will work to get things DONE--how they will work to implement those policies.
I can at least partially gauge how each of them might do that by looking at how they each run their campaigns.
Needless to say I much prefer the way Obama has run his to the way Hillary has run hers.
Obama is a collaborator who will work with all parties involved in any issue to move forward and make progress on issues - and he manages his budget well.
Hillary is a divisive fighter who will use whatever sledgehammer is available to beat parties who don't agree with her agenda or who threaten her agenda into submission so she can 'win'. And her campaign has financial problems.
We've had eight years of "my way or the highway" rule under George bu$h. I don't want another eight years of that.
And then, there's the simple fact that the Clintons would be back in the White House again and all the inherent hatred and divisiveness and scandals (again) that would undoubtedly go along with that. Ugh. Not again. And that leads to the fact that I'm tired of having either a bu$h or a Clinton in the White House. This country needs someone new in there.
So because of all this I decided I prefer Obama. And the persons most responsible for my making that choice were both Hillary and Obama - as evidenced in the way they've run their respective campaigns, how they've managed their money, and their respective histories and backgrounds, both positive and negative, personal, legislative and political.
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