Comments on: a reflection, not an endorsement

By: Susan O

Susan O — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:01:02 +0000

I think Hillary would have actually made it farther without Bill. I spoke with someone who had been in her law class, and they all predicted her to be the first woman president. (Oh, and in case you’re counting, Hillary=#2 in class. Bill=#17)

I think Bill slowed her down.
But that’s just me.

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:58:55 +0000

If Hillary had divorced Bill and were running as Hillary Rodham, I’d be more excited about her candidacy. I really do not want the Clintons restored to the White House. (And this is from a woman who voted for Bill–twice. But that was before Monicagate.) It’s time for an end to the dynasties.
I can’t vote for a candidate I don’t believe in just because I want a woman president.
Barack, my senator, gets my vote in the primary.

By: Quotidian Grace

Quotidian Grace — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:02:16 +0000

I’m with RM, jedmiston and mamala.

The “Billary” campaign reminds me too much of the Ma and Pa Ferguson era in Texas in the 1920’s. (For you non-Texans, Pa Ferguson was impeached as governor and then Ma ran and was elected on a “two-fer one” ticket where she served two terms and was widely acknowledged to be Pa’s surrogate.)

We can’t test the alternatives with Hillary (i.e. how far she would have gone if she never married Bill Clinton), so everyone is entitled to their own opinion about that speculation. P

Personally, I doubt she would ever have been a credible presidential candidate without him though she might have been a solid congresswoman or senator or governor.

By: revdrmom

revdrmom — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:46:02 +0000

RM, I totally agree with your comment above. I wish I could get behind her candidacy, but I just can’t…

And if it’s a Romney administration…..well, Canada anyone?

By: zorra

zorra — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:50:48 +0000

Your dad was really, really cool.

And you certainly did make the right choice.
(Kangaroos? I think not.)

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:00:14 +0000

I love your Dad’s wisdom. Love it! And he (and your mom) have done so well with you.

I ache, literally ache for a woman president. I pray that I will live to see it.
Hillary is intelligent, poised and genuine. I too think she could have gotten as far even without the Clinton name.

But either way…Obama or Clinton…it is a beautiful day to be choosing between the two.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:52:28 +0000

Obama makes me puke least, But Snyder’s Law suggests we’re in for a Romney administration.

(”The stupidest thing will happen.”)

By: ppb

ppb — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:26 +0000

You go, 6 year old Reverendmother!

By: towanda

towanda — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:02:17 +0000

I’m honestly torn…I can’t stand the way HC is being treated by the media, but I’m not sure she’s the best choice. But I’m not sure BO is the best choice either.

Of course, either one of them is a damn sight better than what we’ve got now…

By: reverendmother

reverendmother — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:11:21 +0000

Oh, I definitely agree with all of you. And X Texan is right that a misstep could set things back for women even further. I was just listening to the NPR commentary on last night’s debate and I thought, “Wow, who’da thought.”

You cannot deny that she is very sharp. She has earned the respect of senators with whom she disagrees. We’ve had women run before, but hers is a very credible campaign.

Whereas I look at the Current Occupant and think “There is no way this guy would have been president had he not been a Bush,” I look at HRC and can easily believe that she would have gone far with or without the Clinton name.