Quickie Review of the Democratic Candidates
Hillary Clinton
I walked out of a restaurant on Friday to find posters of Hillary in a Russian uniform tacked over Culver City, Ca. There’s a dangerous anti-Hillary sentiment out there but she’s one of the fiercest candidates and quite capable of taking on anyone including poster boy and probably Putin, too.
In ABC’s debate last night, she seemed really pissed that she’s even on the same stage with Barack Obama– implying that words don’t amount to experience. She has a temper and I kind of like that. No one will ever accuse her of being an emotional female.
Likes
- One of her first jobs was as an attorney for the Children’s Defense Fund.
- She’s the first First Lady to have an office in the West Wing and take on real policy.
- She was an early-adopter of universal health care.
Dislikes
- Her refusal to compromise for health care reform led to its downfall.
- While in the White House she had an opportunity to stand up to NATO and bomb Serbian forces in Bosnia two years and 250, 000 deaths prior to when we actually intervened. — Newsweek
John Edwards
Raised as the son of a mill worker, he’s a rags to riches American and one of the only candidates who ever mentions the word ‘poverty’ through his two Americas speeches. Most of his work experience is as an attorney- 20 years.
Likes
- He seems genuine about helping the poor.
- He’s endured hard times- the death of a son, his wife’s cancer.
- Tight family unit and damn, he’s a good looking man.
Dislikes
- Only one term in office.
- He seems more of domestic policy person, not so sure about foreign policy.
- His wife’s cancer is in her bones - shouldn’t they be chilling out in Maui?
Barack Obama
Barack Obama and his wife are a Harvard Law duo. They met when Michelle was assigned as his supervisor at a law firm where he interned so I think she’s about five years older than Barack.
The bulk of his career is 13 years as a civil rights attorney. He stresses his ability to bring people together.
Likes
- He doesn’t lose his cool in a debate.
- Just like the Clinton/Gore “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow” campaign, he gets me excited about the future of our country.
- Even Republicans and Bill O’Reilly seem to like him.
Dislikes
- He became a senator in 2004, not a lot of time in D.C.
- Short on foreign policy experience.
- Would he have won Iowa without Oprah?
