Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama

AnGeL_EyEs · February 12, 2008, 4:56pm

Re: Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama

batameez

Not to bore you guys with deep political stuff (how come this thread is in General and not WA), but lets rest one thing upfront. Neither of them is actually going to bomb Pakistan (yes, I am looking at my personal crystal ball). Its all political posturing. Pakistan government is bombing its own people. Thats enough for now. These candidates just need to appear tough at the moment to win their party’s tickets hence the rhetoric.

And I think most folks are focusing on the wrong reason for voting. Vote for who you think is best for you here in the USA. Because, honestly speaking, if you look at foreign policy issues, Democrats as a group are more anti-muslim, anti-Pakistan than Republicans (ok, we can debate that, if you want). However for civil liberties here in the US, Democrats are better. If religious values (abortion, fidelity, marriage etc) are important to you, then again, you will align closer to Republicans, however, they come with their baggage of in-your-face Christianity too.

Between Obama and Hillary, my personal choice is very clear. Its Obama. He is way better in articulation (after 8 years of Bushisms, thats a welcome change), he is more likable, and personable, he will be the first black President (God knows this country needs to break some new ground after 200 years) and he is more compassionate.

Hillary, for all her first-woman-president halo, is very difficult to like. She comes across as a cold-hearted you-know-what. Always calculating, crying-on-the-cue and will be guided too much by lobbyists and pollsters than any solid convictions (yes, its a pro and a con). Not to mention, she will get Bill Clinton back in the White House. For all his phenomenal speaking qualities, the country is probably better off avoiding distractions of the other kind (that Bill brings with him)

nice post :k:

i agree for the most part.

and this thread isnt in WA cuz i refuse to go there