What we should look for in a nominee! The Globe gets it.

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In ad editorial about the media buzz about Clinton and Obama on irrelevant points (is the country ready for them?), the Globe tells us what he thinks the country should be looking for in a candidate. For once, I totally concur with them.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2007/01/17/ready_set/

Is America ready? Surely, the nation is ready for a leader who knows that America's place in a shrinking world is pre eminent but not all-powerful, who understands that unilateralism is bankrupt, who would protect Americans' rights rather than maximizing his own, who demands integrity, who will move toward energy independence without stripping the land of its natural treasure, who believes in -- and can deliver -- economic opportunity for all.

This year and next, voters across America can expect a watershed campaign likely to be among the most dramatic in recent times. The great majority will rightly focus, we believe, not on whether they are "ready" to support a black candidate, or a woman candidate, but on which of the candidates has a vision of where the nation should be going, and the strength to lead in that direction.