At this point in time I think Hillary would be better. She has more experience, and is much better networked than Obama, and I think she would be better able to push needed legislation through congress with some arm twisting, than Obama would. She also has more history than Obama which is both a good and bad thing.
Because Hillary has more History, I get a better idea of how she would manage the executive branch, and she has a good network of candidates in making her cabinet appointments. Obama is an unknown with little history, so I don't have a clue about what his management style might look like, as he tried to run the executive office, or who his cabinet picks might be. On the negative side Hillary's history includes all the enemies she made during Bill's terms in office, and all the baggage she is carrying from her attacks from the political right, which seem to have done a good job of labeling her an up-tight liberal. Obama, having never been in the national limelight, is fresh. On the negative side of Obama having little history, it's unknown how he would do under a "Swift Boat" like attack. Hillary has been thoroughly investigated, so there is little about her, outside the record, that could be attacked. If Obama wins the Democratic nomination, the Republican will begin a very extensive investigation of him. They will turn over ever rock Obama ever stepped on looking for anything that could be used to attack him, and it remains to be seen what might be brought to light about Obama that might cripple his chances of winning the General Election. One thing hurting Hillary is the way she appears on TV, and in photos. She just doesn't seem able to take a decent picture. In front of people she appear big eyed and excited, talks in a high pitched voice, is proportionally shorter and heavier than Obama, and just generally seems more up-tight. Obama on the other hand is comfortable and very relaxed in front of people, is tall and slender, and talks in a very slow, deep voice, and he takes great photos both in pictures and on camera. He come across very relaxed, self-confident and it is easy to listen to his inspiring speeches. Another problem that Hillary has is many of her enemies would view her presidency as another Bill Clinton Presidency in which she acted as Bill's proxy. Also, having the wife of a former president become president herself might set a bad precedent, which could come back to haunt the country in future years. Obama has done a good job as painting Hillary as part of the Washington establishment, (eg same-o, same-o), but a Hillary Clinton Administration, , if Hillary is elected President, would be a dramatic change to the current Bush Administration, so claiming that Obama is the candidate of change is really just a spin. Hillary Clinton would take the country in a new direction perhaps more so than Obama. Regards, LelandJ Stephen Russell wrote: > On Feb 13, 2008 1:33 AM, Kristyne McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I'm a Hillary supporter, and my main reason for supporting her over Obama >> is >> that we can't afford a lot of time learning on the job when it comes to >> defense and foreign policy. I believe that Hillary will make a lot fewer >> mistakes when starting a new administration than Obama. His resume is just >> too thin for me. I don't dislike him; I'm just thinking he needs more >> fleshing out in the resume before becoming president. >> >> Anyhow, that's my opinion. What's yours? >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I'm afraid of what will attach itself to Obs coattails. > > He will be in for a rude awakening when every black person expects that he > will appoint black people to ALL of his positions across the nation. > > I have seen this happen first hand in Memphis and it is not pretty the state > of our city today. Granted our local city and county politicians are so > caught up in the game of their office and not what that office should do. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
