A Pragmatic Endorsement of Hilary Clinton
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unusualmusic_lj_archiveJanuary 05, 2008
Why I'm Supporting Hillary (for now)
I've been hearing a lot from my Obama-supporting friends about how inspired they are by him and that's truly a wonderful thing. We've had eight years of horrible, divisive, cynical, mud-slinging, non-representational politics, and going into an election where people are feeling hopeful about our political future for the first time in forever--rather than merely going for the lesser of two evils--is life-changing.
I really mean that.
In addition, I hear the arguments against Hillary having caved and supported the war initially, and no, I don't believe that she genuinely supported the war. I do believe that she caved and went with political expediency at a time when the winds were blowing irresistably that way. I don't care that we'll never know how Obama would have voted on that one. Obama's stance on the war if he'd been in a position of power is immaterial.
Because the reason I support Hillary is exactly that she bowed to political expediency rather than follow her conscience and possibly--probably--lose her seat.
Rest here:
http://clairelight.typepad.com/seelight/2008/01/why-im-supporti.html
In my view, this blogger has got a point. Many points.And if Hilary hadn't pulled the race card, then I wouldn't care. But she did. And I can't in good conscience vote for her, it goes against all my Liberal Idealistic Values. All I can do is hope that if Obama wins, he'll be practical, pragmatic and progressive.Someone who will go to war to push through the stuff that needs to go through, if he or she has to. Someone who will not compromise and give away too much in the name of unity. Because hope is a fine thing. But Liberals have tolerated flatout bullshit for way too long. The policies have been hijacked by extremist conservatives for more than long enough. It's WAYYYYYY past time for progressive change.
Why I'm Supporting Hillary (for now)
I've been hearing a lot from my Obama-supporting friends about how inspired they are by him and that's truly a wonderful thing. We've had eight years of horrible, divisive, cynical, mud-slinging, non-representational politics, and going into an election where people are feeling hopeful about our political future for the first time in forever--rather than merely going for the lesser of two evils--is life-changing.
I really mean that.
In addition, I hear the arguments against Hillary having caved and supported the war initially, and no, I don't believe that she genuinely supported the war. I do believe that she caved and went with political expediency at a time when the winds were blowing irresistably that way. I don't care that we'll never know how Obama would have voted on that one. Obama's stance on the war if he'd been in a position of power is immaterial.
Because the reason I support Hillary is exactly that she bowed to political expediency rather than follow her conscience and possibly--probably--lose her seat.
Rest here:
http://clairelight.typepad.com/seelight/2008/01/why-im-supporti.html
In my view, this blogger has got a point. Many points.And if Hilary hadn't pulled the race card, then I wouldn't care. But she did. And I can't in good conscience vote for her, it goes against all my Liberal Idealistic Values. All I can do is hope that if Obama wins, he'll be practical, pragmatic and progressive.Someone who will go to war to push through the stuff that needs to go through, if he or she has to. Someone who will not compromise and give away too much in the name of unity. Because hope is a fine thing. But Liberals have tolerated flatout bullshit for way too long. The policies have been hijacked by extremist conservatives for more than long enough. It's WAYYYYYY past time for progressive change.
