Saturday, January 5, 2008

More Hillary

        Today as I read the "Conservative Post," I was reminded of a few things. In this blog, Scott Miller once again concentrated on Hillary Clinton and her campaign. He criticized her and Bill for always being together during this time. He feels that much of the attention is being drawn towards Bill, which is not the purpose of this campaign. I understand where Mr. Miller is coming from, because I do believe that Bill has had his time in the spotlight. He must be careful not to overstep his boundaries during this campaign-while it may be helpful for her at times (having larger crowds and attention), I do not think she will end up benefitting. This is because Bill Clinton already was president-both he and Hillary fail to bring in new and exciting ideas, not appealing to the public. An example of this was in the Iowa caucus-Barack Obama brought forth much excitement and had a strong lead over Hillary. Despite Hillary having an edge over everyone (with her husband being a former president), it seemed as if the public was not impressed. 

 In an article called "Hillary Clinton leans on 'relic' Bill," Nancy Benac states, "Clinton (Hillary) tries to meld two qualities — change and experience — by offering herself as a president "who won't just call for change, or a president who won't just demand change, but a president who will produce change." Personally, I do not agree with Hillary's approach as stated by Benac. Over the years, countless presidents have claimed that their experience will not only call for change, but in fact, institute change. Thus, I believe Hillary Clinton must expose another characteristic to reveal that she is a better candidate for the election. 

 

1 comment:

Haley said...

What you say seems very true. Hilary is going to have a tough time bringing some spice to the 2008 election.