Hillary Hype

For years now the MSM has been telling the country that Hillary Clinton is the Democratic front-runner for the 2008 presidential elections. The country has been told over and over that she is the darling of the liberal agenda. Yet, I have not met one fellow "liberal" that endorses or even likes Hillary. This seems to be a big facade put on by the powers that be. The only people that I have heard endorsing Hillary are moderates and maybe a couple of neo-liberals. How she has been branded the "liberal candidate" escapes me. I have personally met only one person in real life that has supported Hillary and that was a clueless girl of 20 and a self-acclaimed "anarchist" (though she knows not what that means).

She, like other similarly deluded followers of the Hillary, believe (1) that Hillary is progressive and (2) that it is past time to have a woman for president. The first point is ludicrous. Hillary has done nothing but behave as a "centrist" snake, playing both sides while she tries improve one thing, her career. (Has she said out loud that she thinks the Iraq war was a mistake yet?) While I cannot disagree with number (2), I do require there to be more to a candidate than their sexual organs.

It seems also that, in a very small sect of people, disliking Hillary is equal to proclaiming that women aren't fit for the presidential position. This sentiment is as ridiculous as Coulter's recent claim that she isn't racist because she doesn't like Obama. Whether she likes or dislikes the political positions of an African American politician doesn't make her particularly racist or non-racist (being a racist bitch makes her racist). Just as not liking Hillary because you disapprove of her politics doesn't make you sexist. Of course, there are people that dislike both candidates based on the color of their skin or their sex, but this does not require us to react by voting for these candidates just to spite these pathetically shallow people.

To get to the point, we must choose a candidate that stands up for the ideals we believe in. We cannot choose someone based on sex (whether male or female be your preference) or skin color (whether white or black be your preference). We must choose the best man or woman for the job whether they be black or white. We must choose the person who is better qualified for the job. I am still waiting for that person to present himself/herself.

Has anyone who has announced his/her candidacy piqued your interest?