My case against hilary

First the disclaimers. . . because I know there are humans, humans I love, who will disagree with me . . . these are my thoughts and feelings and opinions. You don't have to agree with me . . . you don't have to like what I say. But, I want to say them.

The election process has gone on too long. There are too many issues, of varying levels of importance, to truly consider every issue and decide which candidate you agree with absolutely. You have to concentrate on the issues you feel the strongest about. And, you have to decide which issues you can compromise on so long as you agree on others.

And, you have to consider that the election process is the longest damn job interview ever. Any time you are hiring, it's a crapshoot. You think you know what you're getting, but until the balls are to the wall, you never really know. So, you have to glean out signs you think will help you predict how any leader will act in any sort of situation.

That being said, I don't like Hilary. It is mostly a gut thing. But, I've learned to trust my gut over the years . . . and my gut is somewhat informed by the past. I like to think that my ideas and notions are not formed by my personal ideas about gender or race. I like to think I'm informed by my own observations.

My usual media information sources include the NY Times, NPR, and sometimes Charlie Rose.

Simply, she wants power too much. She has demonstrated that she will operate out side of the rules, she will compromise her own principals, and she will skirt the law to get what she wants. Call me stupidly naive (go ahead, I'll wait while you mutter), but I still think that elected officials should respect the letter and the spirit of the law as well as conduct themselves honorably.

Hilary has made millions of dollars in shady investment deals (um, whitewater?) that may not have been in clear violation of the law . . . but sure dressed it up and danced it around the room.

Hilary didn't change her name when she married . . . but did so after Bill lost the governorship. She was willing to change her identity and compromise a core belief in the pursuit of power. Later, she was willing to be dressed up and paraded about to look like more of cookie cutter model of a "first lady" in order to get Bill in the whitehouse . . . on the promise that after the election she could start using a combined name . . . which flopped terribly.

Her camp has tried to kite the notion that Obama is elitist and out of touch with normal folks. Um, people, she went to Vasser and Yale . . . you don't get an educational experience more elite than that.

She has recently adopted a real "folksy" accent and is trying to talk and carry herself as someone who has much humbler beginnings than she actually has . . . and frankly, I find that insulting.

She will evoke the support of economists for proposals that have some monetary sense to them . . . and reject the notion that economists know anything for those proposals that are crap. (mortgages vs. gas tax)

She is seeking the nomination of a party of people . . . but that party sanctioned two states. All the other candidates removed themselves from the ballots in those states out of respect for the party's ruling . . . except Hilary. And now she wants those states to count for her when it wasn't a fair contest.

She supported the war. So did most other people in congress at that time . . . but it's still there. And now she's trying to prove she has balls by saying she'd obliterate Iran for aggression not against America . . . but against an ally country. Obliterate? Please, as if it could be done. I know, later in the day she softened her stance . . . but it's still there . . . and the fact this is her own comment, not spin, leaves me worried about her ability to make the good decision first.

There's more . . . but I think this is enough. I have to say, I'm not actually really enthusiastic for any of our options. My fear is that we are going to have a weak leader . . . in a time when we most need someone who can pull us together and ahead.