Bill, Hillary, and Power

One of President Clinton's biggest failings may have been that he tried too hard to please too many people; he tried to win over everyone. When faced with Ken Starr's McCarthyite prosecution (or Stalinist persecution) rather then stand up and say 'This is not a matter of national security and I will invoke my Fourth Amendment right to refuse to answer' he hemmed, hawed, and then said 'It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is.'

To her passionate supporters, Senator Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for the job. To her reluctant supporters she is bright, dedicated, and would be a good President who will get us out of Iraq and restore America's economy. To her supporters, both passionate and reluctant, and even to some of her detractors (those who disagree with her politics but who are willing and able to think objectively, which excludes the Fox News - Rush Limbaugh audience) Senator Clinton is bright and articulate. Some critics feel that while she certainly has the right to run, she projects the image that she is entitled to the Presidency. I sincerely believe that she has the best interests of the country at heart, that unlike certain sitting Presidents and Vice Presidents she is not dedicated to lining the pockets of her supporters.

Some people vote for the person they would like to hang out with. Personally I prefer hanging out with my friends and family to high powered lawyers, even slow talking (and slow thinking) lawyers from Texas and Wyoming who shoot their friends in the face, 'out' CIA agents (hello, that's treason), and lead their nations to war. Personally I would love to hang out with the Clintons, watch a game or play a round of golf and talk about power - specifically the clean energy of the 21st Century, and the not-so-clean energy of the 20th Century. I would love to talk about building wind farms, solar farms, geothermal installations, and ocean current turbines, and why we should not be building nuclear and coal plants.

Some don't like Hillary because she's a woman, a lawyer, and very bright. Some feel intimidated by bright women. Some feel that we should have 'good old boys' in the White House, not 'policy wonks.' To them I say, wake up. It's the 21st Century. We need bright decisive people in the White House.