Ok, I’ve had time to calm down, and Mosier’s post does help. If we start over, here’s a few thoughts on Obama, from a Hillary fan.
First, I was disappointed a few months ago when I went to Obama’s web site. Nothing too substantial there. This has changed and he has good info as of late. Would’ve pulled for him more if he had his act together from the start, as that is a sign of good planning and organization.
Second, I see Obama as a talker. He is positioned well, since he is half-black / half-white. In politics, you want to share as many things in common with as many voters as possible. That’s why centrists work out so great, they grab as much of the pie as possible. Unfortunately, we see a lot of false centrists. Bush and Clinton made plays for the center, but Bush is clearly nowhere near the center in actuality and in action.
As such, it is difficult for me to trust Obama’s talk. If he turns out to be “all talk”, then he has mad skills at making you believe he is right for the office. That could be illusory, just like the previous President.
If he isn’t all talk and has the chops to back up what he says, then he will make a great President and I sincerely hope that happens. More likely, he will make a few mistakes along the way. I do think he is more likely to make critical mistakes that show inexperience, especially in the first few years, so that’s why I like Hillary a little more.
I can look past Hillary’s supposed “warts” because I really do not care one whit if she is robotic, bitchy, uncharismatic, says the wrong thing to the press, “mishears or misspeaks” a word, or isn’t as physically attractive as a young black (and white) man. I do like that she was part of something extremely rare and quite impressive if you take the time to think about it: an administration that took a monstrous deficit and turned it into a surplus. Especially when you look at how quickly that surplus evaporated under another person’s care.
