The Democrats are choosing who will, god willing, become the next President of the United States. And, even thought my blog, currently a mere (blank space) in the TTLB Ecosystem (We’re working on that – we have no idea what’s wrong), I feel like I can lend its considerable political weight to a Democratic Primary Candidate.
But who?
I hate to say it, but I just don’t know about Barak Obama. I am filled with meh. A je-ne-sais-quoi. An indifference. It’s not like I disagree with what he stands for, or his approach to governance, or really anything, but I just can’t seem to get behind him. He seems to be political pablum – easy to swallow. I am reserving judgment as it stands, but I just don’t see myself getting behind the Junior Senator from Illinois.
Hillary Clinton I do like, althought there is something there that nags at me. I really wish I knew what it was, because it is bothersome. While I disagree with some of her positions, she seems eminently capable. Additionally, had she gotten us into a war in Iraq, I’m pretty damn sure that she would have had a … I don’t know … plan. I will be watching her as the race unfolds. I don’t think she has the propensity to make such gaffes as has happened in the past, but its a possibility. I worry that she could appear Kerry-esque, but this won’t be a problem if she’s as media savvy as I think she is.
Two candidates who are not running (yet) and I do really like are Al Gore (Gore – Klobuchar 2008!) and Wesley Clark. But, seeing as how they aren’t running, I’m not weighing in at the moment. (Run, Gore, Run… PLEASE!) Biden, Dodd, Gravel, Kuchnich… These are the also rans, the Maurizio Bevilacquas of the Primary Vote. Although, I do like that the Chris Dodd podcast is called the Dodd Pod. As for Bill Richardson, well, his wikipedia profile lists him as the 44th President already. Which really just annoys me.
Finally, John Edwards. He’s who I’m leaning towards at the moment, but am still undecided. I think Corey may have some thoughts on this guy, so I’ll leave it to him.
Any thoughts any of you have would be great – I’d love to hear anything.
Boneheaded reason for not liking Richardson. He didn’t put that on wikipedia.
Start thinking for once.
As an American liberal (who hopes to move to Canada this year) I’m thinking Hillary is pretty much a done deal. I think she regrets ever having a part in the Iraq vote, because of the hysteria and misinformation that was clearly coming from the administration.
One thing I will give Hillary is that the vote for authorization is just that – the Congress voted for authorization pending a trip to the UN and giving the system a chance to work.
Bush didn’t let the weapons inspectors do their job fully, and he didn’t let the system work. He dove us into war, and we now see the consequences for every person who was involved.