After the latest round of primaries, I've been disheartened by various blog posts, including this one, and this one, and this one, from some of my favorite blogs. I've wanted a woman running this country since Pat Schroeder made an attempt and crying was still uncool. I want it so bad I can taste it.
I think Hillary Clinton would make a damn fine president and perhaps even better than her husband and almost certainly better than Barak Obama. Yet I stopped paying much attention after our primary. The whole thing stopped being about running the country and instead about who had the better team. I'm not picking sides, but I'll be frank: I still want a woman president. Deep down, I want Hillary to keep fighting - it has been so close she can't go down without a fight.
I think you have to be nuts to run for president. You have to think a whole lot of yourself to be able to convince all of us to vote for you. That can set you off the deep end, I think. I think everyone running for president, past and present, have not been grounded in reality. So sniper fire stories and errant pastors are all part of the deal.
Nevertheless, if I hear another Obama supporter whine about Obama being unfairly attacked by Clinton, I think I'll scream. Whining doesn't win elections, and it certainly doesn't help with foreign policy or getting domestic agendas through Congress. You have to fight for what you believe, and challenge those who attempt to block your way. Diplomatically, and with tact, of course.
I tell you, the whole thing is crazy.
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