She comes from a Republican family and people are saying she's a liberal? She switched parties--I know that--years ago.
I posted in November my case against HRC on my blog.
the mind boggles.
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i look forward to your response. if it's easier, just link the post on your site and i'll go read it.
anyway, i've been typing this during commercial.
Took me awhile to find the link without adding up the hits on my own blog (over 10,400 according to sitemeter).
the case against hilary
btw, nice blog. it's on my blogroll.
It seems that this "carpetbagging" issue is over-riding everything. Do you think it's not permissable to ever move from one state to another and run for elected office in the new state? And, the Clinton's lived in Washington DC for 8 years. They had to move somewhere. It sounds like the only place acceptable would have been Arkansas. Why?
While the Clintons lived in DC, Bill was elected by the people. He vactioned at Camp David and I think spent some time in Arkansas during the time as well.
Nor do I, which is why we elected her.
I think it's pretty unfair to characterize the opposition to Hillary on the left as "hatred," since I believe it has its origin not in a dislike of her person or policies, but in a sincere belief that she's much too divisive a figure to win election as President -- and we're all pretty sick of losing at this point. Now, your facts and figures present an alternative to that perception, but it's nonetheless true that there's abundant anecdotal evidence, available for any political observer to see, that a lot of people don't like her, or, in any event, wouldn't vote for her.
I'm still inclined to think that's true enough to take her out of the running, but I don't say that out of hatred or dislike (and my head certainly isn't exploding) -- I think she's an extremely intelligent and able person who's doing a decent job of being my Senator -- I say it because I want to win the next one, and I don't think she can do it.
Of all the reasons to oppose Hillary (and the reasons are legion) this is the oddest one I have heard.
I'm semi-agnostic on Hillary in '08 myself. I think she should run. I doubt I would vote for someone who went to Yale Law School but didn't tell her husband to veto the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. If she wins the nomination then she deserves it. But I want the process reformed by then, by DNC Chair Howard Dean and his Deputy, Simon Rosenberg.
