Hillary’s not sounding so bad

May 1, 2008

I’m doing something I thought I would never do. I’m warming up to Hillary Clinton. I’m not saying she’s got my vote but of the 3 candidates she’s clearly the 2nd best and I no longer think the future is doomed if she becomes President.

Basically my disdain for her came from her flip flopping on issues in the past. Typical politician saying one thing and doing another. That stuff really irritates me. I’d rather have a truthful president that tells me what I don’t want to hear and that’s why I like McCain. But since the last debate with Obama it seems more and more Obama is a goof who has nothing to offer but a slick and charming personality. He obviously makes horrible judgment calls about his personal associations after this Wright and Ayers thing.

Hillary has really impressed me how she has a handle for issues. Even if I don’t agree with a good deal of her policies at least she is articulate and knowledgeable. I give her props for interview with O’Reilly. It’s been driving me crazy how all the candidates dodge the few conservative media outlets there are. So if you missed the interview last night here it is. Part 2 tonight on the Factor.

May 1, 2008 | Filed Under Politics

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4 Responses to “Hillary’s not sounding so bad”

  1. Sleeper on May 1st, 2008 11:45 am

    McCain is a flip-flopper too.

    http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9111.html

    “Just to follow-up briefly on Michael’s guest-post from yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) new-found opposition to Roe v. Wade is rather remarkable, even for him.

    In 1999, McCain was in New Hampshire, campaigning for the GOP nomination as a moderate. He proclaimed himself a pro-life candidate, but told reporters that “in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade.” He explained that overturning Roe would force “women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations.” Yesterday, campaigning for the GOP nomination as a conservative, McCain said the opposite.

    STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me ask one question about abortion. Then I want to turn to Iraq. You’re for a constitutional amendment banning abortion, with some exceptions for life and rape and incest.

    MCCAIN: Rape, incest and the life of the mother. Yes.

    STEPHANOPOULOS: So is President Bush, yet that hasn’t advanced in the six years he’s been in office. What are you going to do to advance a constitutional amendment that President Bush hasn’t done?

    MCCAIN: I don’t think a constitutional amendment is probably going to take place, but I do believe that it’s very likely or possible that the Supreme Court should — could overturn Roe v. Wade, which would then return these decisions to the states, which I support…. Just as I believe that the issue of gay marriage should be decided by the states, so do I believe that we would be better off by having Roe v. Wade return to the states.

    The old McCain didn’t want an amendment and didn’t want Roe overturned. The new McCain completely disagrees with the old McCain.

    It’s worth noting that politicians’ opinions on abortion can, and often do, “evolve” over time. Dick Gephardt and Al Gore, for example, both opposed abortion rights before eventually becoming pro-choice. With this in mind, McCain’s unexpected shift may simply reflect yet another pol whose thinking has changed over time.

    Or, far more likely, McCain is once again abandoning any pretense of consistency and integrity, and is now willing to say literally anything to win.

    Let’s return, once again, to McCain’s flourishing flip-flop list, which is now a Top 11 list.

    * McCain criticized TV preacher Jerry Falwell as “an agent of intolerance” in 2002, but has since decided to cozy up to the man who said Americans “deserved” the 9/11 attacks. (Indeed, McCain has now hired Falwell’s debate coach.)

    * McCain used to oppose Bush’s tax cuts for the very wealthy, but he reversed course in February.

    * In 2000, McCain accused Texas businessmen Sam and Charles Wyly of being corrupt, spending “dirty money” to help finance Bush’s presidential campaign. McCain not only filed a complaint against the Wylys for allegedly violating campaign finance law, he also lashed out at them publicly. In April, McCain reached out to the Wylys for support.

    * McCain supported a major campaign-finance reform measure that bore his name. In June, he abandoned his own legislation.

    * McCain used to think that Grover Norquist was a crook and a corrupt shill for dictators. Then McCain got serious about running for president and began to reconcile with Norquist.

    * McCain took a firm line in opposition to torture, and then caved to White House demands.

    * McCain gave up on his signature policy issue, campaign-finance reform, and won’t back the same provision he sponsored just a couple of years ago.

    * McCain was against presidential candidates campaigning at Bob Jones University before he was for it.

    * McCain was anti-ethanol. Now he’s pro-ethanol.

    * McCain was both for and against state promotion of the Confederate flag.

    * And now he’s both for and against overturning Roe v. Wade.”

  2. carol meaninglis Giannone on May 2nd, 2008 10:05 am

    All politicians have campaign manager’s that produce the lies that make the candidates look good. Some get away with it, other’s don’t. Some don’t even know what kind of nonsense the next speech that is written for them is going to say! As for me, I look at the life’s work of the candidate, I look at the bills and proposals the candidate voted for. I look at what they supported and the works they did when the candidancy was not even a thought. Hillary stands far and above in her work in the Senate and her stance for Children. Look at her work…then judge her. She is a decent person and I would not fear her becoming President.

  3. Lis on May 4th, 2008 4:48 am

    Certainly McCain is not my ideal candidate for President. Aren’t we all voting for the lesser of three evils when it comes to these candidates?

    I will say that McCain’s military and political experience are impressive. As is Clinton’s political experience.

    In the end I wish there was a conservative party because the republican party is not exactly conservative these days. Maybe a 4 party system liberal, democrat, republican, and conservative?

  4. carol meaninglis Giannone on May 5th, 2008 6:48 am

    I am a Republican who just does not have a true candidate this year to feel comfortable with. I am voting the person this year and we do need a change. We just need a change in how the entire process works. The biggest change we need is an end to the lobbyists. High Fructose Syrup has been removed from all European markets, yet we still have it on our shelves. 4 major drugs have been approved that are bringing relief to people with major illnesses and yet we are still in infantcy stages with testing. People I know are actually flying to Europe for medical treatment. Health care is in crisis here, and yet it works perfectly in Denmark and other places that we can at least be studying. Brazil uses sugar cane for gas and they are not dependent on foreign oil. They drive the same cars we do, same size, same makers, no little cars for them, no way. They shake their heads and wonder what is wrong with us. We need change.

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