OBAMA OR CLINTON?
Tue, 01/08/2008
A Commentary by Former Missouri State Representative Lloyd Daniel
7 Reasons Why I’m Not Voting for Hillary Clinton
1) After the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections, Congress chose not to question whether or not the Democratic vote, particularly the Black Democratic vote, had been illegally targeted and suppressed. The failure to do so resulted in the theft of both elections by Bush. It would have taken only one Senator, with courage, to stop the process in its tracks and call for the appropriate investigations and/or recounts. In January ‘05 Hillary Clinton was unable to heed the call of history, rise to her feet and stand for the principle of “one person, one vote,” not in somebody else’s country, but right here in the United States. In failing to do so, she proved herself, along with Kerry and Gore, to be an unreliable ally of people who still, despite the drunken pirate logic of King George “The Torturer” and the junta he heads, believe that the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act are part of federal law, a set of laws that no one should pretend to be above. We must remember that the President is not the law, the Constitution is. If it’s unconstitutional, it’s illegal.
2) Bush is known for his macho cowboy talk and actions. But it’s all been counterproductive. Clinton seems burdened with the need to be seen as tough enough, macho enough to be President. As a result she failed to stop and fully consider whether or not the White House’s illegal, it’s in violation of the Geneva Conventions, and murderous plan to preemptively invade Iraq was based on need and facts or on greed and lies. Millions of people here and around the globe saw through the war propaganda, disinformation and corporate media spin. Unfortunately, she was not in that number. She felt she didn’t need to come out against the aggression until opposing it was popular and safe to do. Since then she has gone on to enable the administration strategy for war in Iran. Her behavior has not been that of a leader or a change agent, but that of a typical politician waiting to see which way the wind is going to blow.
3) Everybody makes mistakes. It’s part of being human. But when Clinton’s wrong, she finds it far too difficult to climb down and admit having been incorrect or fooled. For almost 8 years, we’ve endured a simple-minded President with that same problem. There’s no good reason to put another person in office with that attitude. America needs a thoughtful President, who understands the difference between being committed and being stubborn, an intelligent President who when presented with new information is able to adapt, improvise and move accordingly, a confident President who doesn’t fear that others might see the ability to change an incorrect course as a sign of weakness.
4) The Clintons, who are running in tandem, also brought us the NAFTA disaster, the failure to establish universal health care, extraordinary rendition (the kidnap and torture program), welfare de-form, mandatory minimums, lying to Congress and the general public, disparate drug sentencing, don’t ask, don’t tell, 3 strikes you’re out and the decision not to move during the Rwanda genocide have had their run. They’re not the Roosevelts. But Hillary continues to act as though she has a sense of entitlement to the nomination and many influential, but weak, Democrats cower before her threats. Behind the scenes, the Clintons have declared that, “You’re either with us or against us!” That’s the same thing Bush said once he started his war in Iraq. Unfortunately, many so-called leaders have allowed themselves to be bullied by such threats to their personal “piece of the pie.” I must admit though that I’m not quite sure whom she means by “us.” I guess you could say I don’t really know who “us” is. But that’s not as bad as when her husband couldn’t say exactly what “is” was.
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