Bill and Hillary, It's Personal - Hitchens and Noah, Saying what I am Happy to See in Writing

http://www.slate.com/id/2182065/

http://www.slate.com/id/2182073


I cannot simply reprint the article to which I am linking, but I suggest it be read. Hitchens starts out by retelling a story of Hillary’s time as first lady, how she approached Sir Edmund Hillary with a superfluous story of her naming. Hitchens uses this to masterfully filet Clinton’s supporting President Clinton’s pre-White House life as a torrid womanizer.

Hitchens goes on to cite more numerous accounts of why those like me argue against her continuing to run for President. The essay is well done, as it cites the horrors of the partisanship that mired Clinton’s presidency, and it shows Hillary’s shortcomings throughout it. These are reasons why I, and many of my friends, are so averse to her running with the Democratic nomination.

I miss President Clinton’s work, but I don’t miss his drama, or the drama that surrounds him. Beyond that, why do I miss his work in the first place? Oh, it’s because I am comparing him and contrasting him with undoubtedly the worst US President in our history. No matter how annoying President Bill Clinton’s idiosyncrasies were, they pale in comparison to “W’s”. I find President W so loathsome, I can’t help but shake my head that he has ruined the GOP and their “revolution,” the way he unquestionably ruined his dorm room at Yale.

I digress. I thought of this while reading some of Hitchens’ piece this morning. I don’t like Hillary Clinton on a personal level, but I will take a hard stance against the Clinton’s substantially if they spoil this opportunity we have with Barack Obama. We have a Democratic African-American whom appeals to white men and women; he appeals to Republicans and Independents. Undoubtedly, he will, from a bipartisan perspective, deny further Republican Pork Barrel “bridge-to-nowhere” spending, but will point that money towards making sure you and I are covered with healthcare.

Noah, does similar things to what Hitchens does, in that he demonstrates her "experience" claim is a laugh. That, as well, is most worth a read. I just hope more folks can read that; otherwise, the Dems will be butchered following August/September.

Mr. and Mrs. Clinton, ultimately, if you spoil this chance we have at a move away from the “Rush is Right” Nineties and a whole new era in American Politics, I won’t be able to forgive you. Hillary has to wrap up her campaign, and you have to stop dividing the Democratic Party by trying to “put away” Obama. If you do so, I could see myself voting for Romney or Huckabee, not just McCain. Based on their alignment, that would be a shame, but I couldn’t forgive a self-serving machine. Right now, you are cutting off our nose to spite our face, and while clichés are horrible, it’s fitting. Stop.