Sorry Hilary

Alright, so here's my deal on this. I tend to be an under-dog person, so I was naturally sympathetic to Hilary's plight. I got tired of hearing all of the negative crap about her from people that I'm pretty sure have no idea what they're talking about. Mostly because I was in high school during Pres. Clinton's first term in office, and a lot of the Hilary-bashers I've listened to were barely out of elementary school by that time, if that far. I barely remember anything about that administration except the Monica scandal, and what I overheard my parents say—and I was in my late teens. So how could they possibly think they know what they're talking about? Yet they have all this shit to say about Hilary. So I did some research. I spent one night and read up on her a little, and found very little that I disliked. Then when I went back to some of these nay-sayers to discuss my findings, many simply stated something like, "Well, she might make a great president, but I just don't like her." That's retarded. Seriously. It makes absolutely no sense. It's a cop-out. Not to say I was anti-Obama. I just thought it was a stupid reason to champion for Obama just because you perceive that you don't like Hilary. I've worked with plenty of people I haven't personally liked, but whom I respected because of their professionalism, qualifications and talent for their job. With the state of our country these days: the economy, the war, the political and ideological divisions; choosing a president's just not about liking. It's about, who can do the job the most competently?

But after all of that, the course of the campaigns have caused me to lose my sympathies for hell-bent Hilary. I would not call myself a fan of the current administration, and the fact that Mrs. Clinton seems to be acting in a fashion far too similar to it alarms me. She seems content to trail-blaze for her campaign, regardless of the political climate, when it is clear that it would be best for her—and the Democrats--to bow out gracefully. She makes the same mistake that I think Bush has made in mistaking "good, strong leadership" for "egotistical bull-headedness". When she claims that she can still win the party nomination in the face of her diminishing delegate support, it sounds like Bush in the early stages of this war. And that is a mistake I do not want to see made again in the White House. In fact, I'm pretty sure Hilary knows she doesn't have a prayer at this point, but she'll push it as far as she can to ensure her name goes down in history. So I'm sorry Mrs. Clinton, but I think you're out of the race. And it's probably for the best.

Reading: Zima Blue and Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds