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| Is Hillary tough enough? |
| 2007-10-08 |
| "Chicago Boyz" Tom Smith is cautiously optimistic about the possibility of Hillary Clinton as president. I am not so optimistic. Hillary is a person of bad character, and people of bad character tend to be unreliable. Being single-minded and vindictive toward domestic political adversaries who pose no physical threat is hardly the same thing as being bold and resolute toward ruthless external enemies who are killing Americans almost every day. She may be too risk-averse and unprincipled to stick to her guns. Bush has made many mistakes but he also has the strength of character and simple courage to pursue, against much opposition, the course that he thinks is correct. Does Hillary? I don't know. I suspect that she does not, at least not to the extent of some of the other candidates. I don't want to have to find out. Leaders and voters in democratic countries are sometimes tempted to put unscrupulous people into positions of authority, under the belief that such people will not hesitate to do what has to be done in tough situations. But unscrupulous people, by definition, have their own agendas, and it is a delusion to believe that they will provide some kind of short cut around the hard work, hard choices and pain of winning a war. We are better off electing strong, forthright, principled people. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #8 The Clintons regard terrorism as a law enforcement problem. That didn't work when Bill was president and ultimately led to 9/11. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-10-08 19:31 |
| #7 Tough does not equal bitchy. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-10-08 16:11 |
| #6 Maybe she needs a catchphrase. Like "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!" |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2007-10-08 11:28 |
| #5 Big Sister is only tough on her enemies [Republicans, Independents, non neo-marxists, etc*]. There is but one true faith and that is hers, all others are heretical. Internal enemies are dealt with harsher because external [international] enemies can't directly undermine Big Sister's power. *etc = "vast right wing conspiracy" [And Big Sister can prove through geometric logic that there were another set of keys to the strawberry locker.] |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-08 10:02 |
| #4 I can't do 4 years of that Wicked Witch of the West screeching, reeking of phoniness cackle. I'd rather take an ice pick in the eye... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-10-08 09:00 |
| #3 If only it were that simple, wxjames. You know, I used to read quite a lot on late Roman empire, and I used to think "How could they be so dumb?". |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-10-08 08:11 |
| #2 When I hear or read about Hillary's gaining ground, I always think that someone in her campaign has the responsibility to boost her ratings. This person prolly calls the polster and offers bribe money for Hillary gains. In other words, the bitch forces her people to cheat to keep her off their backs. Her natural personality would be better suited for dictator or mafia don, or some other ring kissing position. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-10-08 08:04 |
| #1 Fox news ran a snippet this morning about Hillary being asked a question by someone at a forum in Iowa yesterday. Aparantly she didn't like the question as she blew up at the guy, raising her voice and giving him an ugly look. She is not fit to preside over this country. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-10-08 07:38 |