Monday, June 9, 2008

Bye-bye Clintons

I saw it coming. But that doesn't stop me from being sad and utterly disappointed. American voters have yet again let me down and lost the chance of having a great president.
Hillary had a long, entertaining run. News corporations must be more devastated than me to know that the battle for the Democratic nomination is over, because many Americans will go back to watching soap operas or cartoons instead of hearing Hillary's daily misspoken phrase or what racist church employee Obama is separating himself from this month.
Hillary overcame sexism from Americans, the media and even her co-workers. She's changed her image and hopefully can be seen as a role model for many other women and girls to do all they can to break that glass ceiling.
Although I disagree with Sen. Barbara Boxer, among many other people, when I say that clearly the glass ceiling hasn't been broken yet, because Hillary didn't even make the nomination. Again, it will be two men fighting for presidency. But she went as far as she could. I don't disapprove of her staying in the race for as long as possible, because it reveals the bulldog in her that I, like many, adore. I'm also not going to fill my head with bogus visions of her running as Obama's vice president. Sorry, I just don't see the dream ticket coming to life.
Well, no use crying over spilled milk. We must make lemonade out of this sticky-sour situation (Obama being sticky and McCain being sour). Democrats must come together to vote for Obama. But that can only occur if he cleans up his act a little. The things I don't like about Obama are very irritating because they were Hillary's strengths.

My Breakdown:
What I'm scared of is that people will actually start to listen to the rhetoric falling out of Obama's mouth and realize that he's just spilling pretty words and vague ideas. If he doesn't have a wise, experienced running mate to help him back up his words of "hope," then he'll just be shooting himself in the foot. I fear the debates between him and McCain will already be painful enough. His soft-spoken hesitance and naive fluff might go down good with the Democrats who despised Hillary, but if voters wise up, they might switch off.
His hesitance when he speaks can be seen as thoughtful, but I see it as a patient arrogance and over-confidence. His church drama has been so plentiful that religious and non-religious people are angry with his decisions.
I'm not opposing Obama- I'm clearly stating his weaknesses which I feel are pretty big.

For now, Hillary will continue making strides across the country, pleading Democrats and Independents to vote for Obama. Bill will shadow her and now can't be criticized if he overshadows her ... although I doubt Americans will give him more attention than his wife. And as long as they both keep praising Obama, they're both doing their jobs readily available.
In the future, hopefully Obama and Hillary make nice and she can be an adviser or have some strong role in reshaping this country's health care. Bill is still very influential, too, so hopefully his knowledge and expertise will be utilized.
I doubt the Clintons will fall off the map once the new president is in place. At least, for the country's sake, I hope not.

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