Why Hillary?

After my last post, I thought long and hard about a kick-ass female alternative to Hillary Clinton. My brain hurts, but here were some of my ideas:

Condoleeza Rice: If it was 2 or 3 years ago, I’d be all for Condi running for the Presidency. She’s got the brains and brawn to kick-ass in the Whte House, and being both female and black, we’d be killing two birds with one stone. However, she’s been sucking lately. She’s definitely taken a sip of the Bush kool-aid and has turned into a highly ineffective Secretary of State. I love Condi, but she’s turned out to be a disappointment. Scratch that idea.

Oprah Winfrey: Another kill-two-birds-with-one-stone candidate. She’s cool and has an incredible heart, but I don’t think it would be approriate if she hosted foreign leaders and fit them for a new bra. Not quite.

And then I got stuck. Really stuck. I started listing powerful women in business and politics that would qualify for the Presidency (over 35 and a born American citizen):

Martha Stewart? Hell no.

Nancy Pelosi? Ha!

Ann Coulter? I’m ashamed I even typed that.

Perez Hilton? Would a fabulous gay man count? This has some possibilities - maybe next election since he’s only 30.

Sad list, eh? I cannot believe that I could not name one quality female that was Presidency-material. C’mon, ladies, step up your game! We young women need a role-model!

Why Obama? Why Not Powell?

Although I do not like Obama or Hillary for the presidency, I am excited about the idea of a Black or female Commander-in-Chief. I think America is ready - if the candidates are high quality, that is. So, I was thinking this morning; “Who would I love to be the first Black President of the United States?”

 This person has to have incredible experience in political, military, and economic affairs as well as a tough, yet diplomatic personality. I want someone who will be tough when it comes to security issues, but with the common-sense and brains to know when enough is enough - but also the foresight to get things right the first time. Does that make any sense?

Anyway, with that being said, I think that we all should abandon Barack Obama and stand behind Colin Powell instead. Isn’t that a much better idea? You know it is…

I am in no way against a black American becoming President (male or female) - just against the wrong people (white, black, red, blue, male, female, transgendered, etc) becoming president.

Colin Powell is perfect for the job. His resume is by far the most impressive in DC (probably the country) and he’s a no B.S. kinda guy. And we all know how much I hate bullshit. The man became a freaking General in the U.S. Army for pete’s-sake, National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State. The dude is perfect.

Why is America settling for a mediocre Black man such as Obama? Wouldn’t you want the first Black President in U.S. history be the best that the community has to offer? What do you think?

Ferraro Was Right About Obama - Kinda.

Unless you live in a foxhole in Iraq, I’m sure you’ve heard of the controversy surrounding Clinton’s former financial advisor Geraldine Ferraro’s comments in regards to Barack Obama the other day:

“If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.”

I hate it when people pull the race and gender card so initially I was pissed when I heard about this. But, right - partially, at least.

Obama is the kind of guy that I’d love to get a beer with after work. He’s charming, classy, friendly, interesting, etc. etc. (what a smile, eh?) - he’s everything that you’d want in a friend or colleague - or even a President for that matter.  I actually like him very much as a person - I’m just not too keen on his policies, however. I think that the fact that Obama is black is just another one of those 10-cent adjectives that have been thrown around lately to describe him. It certainly is to his advantage that he’s a black man, but I certainly do not think that he’d be doing any worse than he is now if he was a white man. People just don’t like Hillary and are voting for the alternative.

Ferraro is just sore that Clinton is getting her ass kicked by a black man with little experience. It reaks of racism and hypocrisy to me and I think it’s safe to say that Hillary Clinton is where she is today beacause she’s Bill Clinton’s wife. I think Hillary is the one who is lucky to be who she is, not Obama. And the counrty is caught up in the concept of someone else besides Hillary becoming the Democratic Nominee.

This is just me, but I’d much rather see an unexperienced “good guy” in the White House than an “experienced” (note the quotes) person with character and integrity problems.

I am not drinking Rush Limbaugh’s Kool-Aid, I swear!

I know, I know - it’s been a long time. I have 19 credits this semester plus my senior thesis so it’s taken me a long time to get comfortable managing my coursework. Plus, ever since Romney and Rudy dropped out of the race I’ve been in a politically-induced depression.

You all know from my past posts that I am not a fan of John McCain. My personal experiences with him do not allow me to look at him impartially and it is quite unfortunate, but the reality. I was devastated when Rudy dropped out of the race, but having worked for his campaign, I knew he was running into money problems, and his campaign wasn’t being run as efficiently as it could have been. I saw it coming.

I ended up voting for Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. He was the best candidate in the field (or either party) to tackle our economic problems and he was the right balance of conservatism and common sense for me at least. However, I know that McCain is better than the Democratic alternatives. I will vote for him, but rather reluctantly. I can honestly say that I will not be excited to cast my vote in November as I was in the last presidential election. Depressing, huh?

That’s one of the reasons why I haven’t been able to bring myself to write here. The media coverage of the campaigns make me sick to my stomach.

I got physically sick when Hillary released those photos of Obama in traditional Kenyan garb. What a hypocrite. And Obama is NOT Muslim, people. His father was Kenyan. He was honoring his roots just like any of us American Anglo-Saxons would go visit Ireland, or Germany, or Poland - or wherever - just to see and honor where our relatives came from. This is no different.

I also get sick when I hear Obama talk about foreign policy. Do you honestly think that Putin and Russian’s new President Medvedev would take Obama seriously? What about Ahmadinejad? Obama would get laughed at. Sit down with tea and crumpets and….talk? Is he serious?!

I get sick when I hear McCain talk about integrity. I appreciate that the man was a POW and bravely served his country. But just because you were a member of our armed services doesn’t mean that you’re a person of integrity. In order to stay out of legal trouble I will not get into specifics, but McCain is no man of integrity - trust me. I don’t even trust him to show up for work!

I get really, really sick when I hear Huckabee talk about religion. Not everyone in America is a freaking, Christian, dude. He is so border-line fascist that it literally makes me throw up a little in my mouth.

I am not in the least bit excited about this election. I think every one of the candidates sucks. It’s painful to watch the media coverage, but being a political science major and in the political world, I can’t afford to not pay attention. But, it makes it that much harder to write an intelligent blog post without getting tracked down by the FBI and thrown in jail.

I promise I will never not post for that long ever again. Just know that I won’t be able to write about the campaigns that often. I don’t want to have a heart attack at the age of 22.

I Like My Healthcare Privatized, Thank You.

Look at this. Gross, right? Makes me glad to be living in the United States.

Gordon Brown has thrown his weight behind a move to allow hospitals to take organs from dead patients without explicit consent.
The proposals would mean consent for organ donation after death would be automatically presumed, unless individuals had opted out of the national register or family members objected.

But patients’ groups said that they were “totally opposed” to Mr Brown’s plan, saying that it would take away patients’ rights over their own bodies.
He voted against such a system in 2004 - but sources close to the Prime Minister said last night that the measure proposed then was a much harder version of his latest plan, without families having the final say.

Patients’ groups said that they were appalled by Mr Brown’s intervention. “They call it presumed consent, but it is no consent at all,” said Joyce Robin, from the watchdog Patient Concern. “They are relying on inertia and ignorance to get the results that they want.”

She said that the Government had made little effort to get people to register to give up organs after death. “Where is the big media campaign, where are the leaflets? Why, when I go to see my GP, doesn’t he ask me about organ donation? These are the things they should be doing - not taking away our right to decide what happens to our bodies.” [source]

Healthcare being any less than privatized allows the government to make decisions like this. It’s not that I am against organ donation, of course. But, I don’t like the government making decisions like this for me. Could you imagine laying sick in a hospital bed seeing anxious doctors hovering over you like hungry vultures just waiting for you to die so they could take your organs? Doesn’t do much for your spirits, does it?

I like my healthcare privatized, thanks.

Ronald Reagan Hates Mike Huckabee

There’s been a recent fight for the right between Republicans Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson since there is no obvious “establishment” candidate for the GOP at the time being. Giuliani’s pro-choice, Romney and his questionable faith used to be pro-choice, and John McCain isn’t a favorite among Republicans due to his stance on immigration and sponsorship on campaign finance laws. While I’ve been happy that the majority of the Republican candidates aren’t social right-wing nut jobs, I am still not totally sold on any one candidate. I know that I am not alone.

Because there is no establishment candidate for the Republicans, Huckabee and Thompson have been duking it out to win over the conservative base of the party:

“It was real interesting hearing Fred Thompson talk about Ronald Reagan last night,” Huckabee said. “Because Fred Thompson supported Gerald Ford in 1976 and not Ronald Reagan. He supported (fellow Tennessean) Howard Baker in 1980 and not Ronald Reagan. I appreciate his recent conversion, but some of us were for Ronald Reagan back in the early days; our legacy goes back a little further.”

Then he got more personal, saying Thompson had little to show for his time as senator from Tennessee. Thompson didn’t pass measures on illegal immigration or other issues he is campaigning on, Huckabee said.” [source]

I had to read that twice three times. Did Huckabee say “our legacy” as in Huckabee is a fan of Reagan? That’s hysterical.

Reagan was everything that Huckabee isn’t. Huckabee knows NOTHING about foreign affairs and NOTHING about the economy. I am a big fan of Reagan, but I know he wasn’t perfect. He started taking the country and the Republican party in the direction that it should be going, however. Thus, I will vote for the Republican that may not necessarily claim to be the “Reagan Candidate”, but who has a similar vision to him. I will not take a candidate’s word for it. If I did take a candidate’s word for it, I may vote for Huckabee - and that would be a disaster. Reagan, if he were alive today, would hate Huckabee.

The Republicans that are running for the White House crack me up. Every last one of them have no idea what a true Republican is.

Kerry’s Endorsement of Obama Provides What Boost?

Yesterday Democratic hopeful Barack Obama was formally endorsed by Senator and former 2004 Democratic hopeful, John Kerry. The news and blogs seem to think that it’s a good thing. I have no idea why they seem to think so. When I first saw the headline on Drudge, I honestly thought to myself, “who the hell cares?!”

Kerry is barely a blip on Washington’s radar. He’s terribly boring and his defeat in the 2004 election left him powerless on Capitol Hill. Plus, he picks is nose a lot. Trust me on this one - he does. How is Kerry’s endorsement of Barack Obama news? Oprah endorsing Obama was news. Pat Robertson endorsing Giuliani was news. Snow falling in Baghdad for the first time in 100 years in the middle of the global warming craze is news. Kerry is washed-up. Who cares if he likes Obama for president?

People, Kerry’s endorsement of Obama isn’t worth crap. However, it could have an adverse effect on Obama’s campaign in the future. Ever heard of the Bradley Effect? It’s real. No, really.

My peeps on Capitol Hill said yesterday on The Capitolist:

Kerry endorsement: net gain or net loss for Obama? 1/10/2008 - 12:37 pm

Anything Kerry touches turns to shit…or ketchup. Good luck Barack. 1/10/2008 - 12:49 pm

He’s already having to deal with the Bradley effect (Bill Bradley endorsed Dean right before Iowa in 2004 and Obama right before New Hampshire in 2008). The last thing he needs right now is a Kerry endorsement. 1/10/2008 - 12:55 pm

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Those kids on Capitol Hill are so eloquent.

Why Republicans Want Hillary as the Democratic Nominee

The New Hampshire dust is settling - finally - and holy crap, was it a ride. I was there live and in the flesh last weekend up until the final hours before the votes on Tuesday. I have been involved with several campaigns before - some for U.S. Congress (both Representatives and Senate) races and NJ state legislature, but this was my first presidential campaign experience. It was incredible, but I don’t want to do it again. I went on less than 4 hours of sleep the entire weekend and ate nothing but campaign food (pizza and Dunkin Donuts) for 4 days straight - but managed with my small group of 40 NJ College Republicans to knock on 7,000+ doors and make over 10,000 + phone calls in a 36 hour period. Mind you, we did all of this in 4 feet of accumulated snow. NJ College Republicans kick ass.  I did ruin my brand new leather boots, though.

 To get to my point - while working in towns such as Manchester, Nashua, and Concord, I noticed that there was a larger showing for Hillary supporters in New Hampshire than Obama supporters. Hillary signs must have outnumbered Obama signs at least 5 to 1. I know that Obama wasn’t planning on spending as much time and resources in NH, but judging from the polls, the hype and media attention, I would have expected a much more enthusiastic showing. I knew at that point that the polls must be wrong. And they were.

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If Huckabee Wins the Nomination, This Republican is Voting for Obama

As you all know, everyone’s favorite devil-woman Hillary Clinton placed third amongst Democrats at last night’s Iowa Caucuses. Second place? Edwards. The winner? Obama. Obama took the lead early on by securing the majority of the womens’ vote and overwhelmingly won over the young vote. I would have been happy with Hillary placing second behind Edwards or Obama, but she placed third to my surprise and amusement.

I would be dancing the Soulja Boy right now if Huckabee hadn’t won Iowa, though. Win some, you lose some, I guess. However, Huckabee will lose in New Hampshire and on Super Tuesday. He’s buring hot and fast like I said in my last post, and the only people in this country that would like a fascist, Christian-culture zealot like Huckabee live in Iowa anyways. Huckabee’s just lucky that Iowa votes first.

“There are two problems. One is that while the presidency, as an office, can actually make real changes in the areas of economic and foreign policy, the federal government has a limited ability to change the culture of America. That is something conservatives used to know. Second, I’m sorry to say it is my sense that Mr. Huckabee is not so much leading a movement as riding a wave. One senses he brilliantly discerned and pursued an underserved part of the voting demographic, and went for it. Clever fellow. To me, the tipoff was “Don’t Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?” [source]

Ed Rollins, Huckabee’s right-hand-man, has been attracting unwanted attention to him and the Huckabee campaign in the past few days as well. This just reaks of inexperience and arrogance. Not surprising, though. He should just keep his mouth shut. Should by chance there be no God, and Mike Huckabee wins the Republican nomination, I will be voting for Obama - no questions asked, no second thoughts. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way.

I’m convinced, however, that Jesus hates Mike Huckabee just as much as I do. Wait until New Hampshire….just wait.

Hillary’s 3rd in Iowa? Huckabee’s Flame Burns Hot and Fast

Today’s the day, people! By tomorrow morning we should have the final results of today’s Iowa Caucuses, and know just who may have picked up enough momentum to win the Democratic or Republican nominations. God-willing, it won’t be Huckabee or Hillary.

At the moment, Barack Obama leads the Democrats in Iowa - with Hillary in 3rd place. Should Hillary come in 3rd place in Iowa and not win New Hampshire next Tuesday, she’s toast - especially if Obama takes both states. History has shown us that it is possible for presidential candidates to lose both Iowa and New Hampshire and still win the party’s nomination (Dukakis and Reagan), but Hillary’s loss in both IA and NH will prove to the Dems that Hillary’s negative ratings in the polls do have some merit. Obama’s momentum is absolutely incredible and almost unprecedented. I never would have guessed that he would attract such an enthusiastic and devoted crowd - it’s quite impressive to say the least.

In regards to Huckabee, Susan Estrich says it best:

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