So, when I am bored at work (as I have been frequently lately, what with our email being down this week), I wikipedia things. A big focus has been the upcoming presidential elections. Mostly because I am mortally afraid that Hillary Clinton has a chance. So I've been trying to figure out who could beat her (democrat or republican) and that's who I will root for for now. For those who haven't yet taken note of the forerunners here they are, as well as my understanding of their chances (partially based on this article), and my preferences. And yes, I know I am the last person to come to for political advice. I just think this is all interesting enough to blog about:
Republican:
Rudy Guiliani-National Hero because of 9/11. The problem is he isn't the ideal republican. He's catholic, but he's pro-choice; favors gay marriage; has (more than likely) had multiple affairs and multiple marriages.) Not my favorite pick.
John Mccain- War hero. Kind of tarred by his open support for President Bush in the past. I think he is too war-happy for the nation to trust him (really, the iraq war is polical poison right now)
Mitt Romney- Mormon. I don't think the nation would elect a Mormon president, though that would be nice. If nothing else, I appreciate him coming forward and hope that the church will get some good press out of it.
All in all, I don't think republicans have a good chance. The national hatred of Bush would make it hard for any republican to follow up.
Democrats-
Hillary Clinton- As Lori (I think) put it, our nation sometimes loves to torture itself. We hated Bill Clinton but re-elected him after he had shamed our nation. We hated (as a nation) Bush but we re-elected him as well. For some odd reason, people like Hillary Clinton. She is at the top of the polls. That scares the crap out of me. I hate, HATE the woman.
John Kerry- The only man unelectable enough to have lost to Bush in '04.
Barack Obama- What a likable fellow. He's black and he has a weird name but lots of personality. Seems like a good, religious, family man. I know he is democrat but man, I hope he wins. Mostly because I want him rather than Hillary.
And there you have it. I may vote for a democrat when the time comes. We'll see.
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Good post, good post. Very informative. Thanks for doing some preliminary homework. I play hangman at work when I'm bored, so way to think out of the box.
Yes, very good post indeed. I want Mitt to win. But you're right, too many "Christians" that will throw mud for that to happen.
Here's an idea for when you get bored at work, pretend in your mind that you're sitting with Dad at home and you say, " I really hope Hillary Clinton will win the election. She's really quite admirable." Now just sit and think of Dad's reaction and subsequent 2 hour ranting. That should be entertainment enough!
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