Opinion Editorial Primary Choices: Hillary Clinton written by the NY Times editorial board.
The New York Times editorial board supports Clinton as the nominee for the election and is made very clear in this opinion article. While some points they make in this article are valid they can all be argued. The stance of the two Democratic candidates on many current issues does not really differ according to this article. I have to agree with this but I strongly disagree that Obama has not backed up and shown proof of the change he promises. When concerning the issue of the Iraq war both candidates oppose it and in this article the editorial board expresses that Obama isn’t aware of the consequences of pulling out of this war. That Clinton, having the experience, is well aware and therefore will make a better commander in chief. I don’t think this experience she has is all that much of a difference and don’t think it will make a difference. After listening to debates I feel that Obama has shown and proven he can provide for our country and is well aware of what consequences we will face after pulling out of Iraq. I feel Obama is just as qualified as Clinton to run the country and make the change we need, even the change that the unforeseen problems will cause.
I don’t feel that our nation and other nations are able to grasp the concept of having a female or black male president but I do in the back of my mind feel that it will be much easier for Obama to get the support and help that will be needed being a male. I just don’t think anyone is ready for a female to run the country and don’t think other leaders are ready to cooperate with a female authoritative figure. However this is not to be mistaken that a female cannot do it, because I am a female and feel that she can I just don’t think people are ready for that and therefore Obama is more qualified in that sense in my opinion.
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In regard to Brittany’s blog on the subject about Sen. Obama being more qualified than Sen. Clinton to be the future commander in chief I will have to agree with her because as qualified as Sen. Clinton may be I just think that most of the nation will be to preoccupied with a woman running the country as oppose to the president conducting federal politics. Also these are now times in which many groundbreaking events are happening. For example, these being the first election in which a white female and an African-American male are running for the democratic nomination and ultimately for the presidential election come November. So we should be able to see beyond the sex and color of the democratic nominee and just listen in on what issues concern each individual and be aware that they both seem to have a common feel on how to go about each issue, whether it be health care or the war in Iraq they share many similarities. I just feel that if Sen. Hillary does win then it would be easier for John McCain to “crush” if you will Sen. Clinton. Because if McCain has to go up against Sen. Obama than there might be a tighter race than most people think and it might be as close as the 2000 presidential election. And I don’t know about you but I’m still kind of skeptical about the result during that election. Also to agree with Brittany on the whole bid about Sen. Clinton having more experience than Sen. Obama, I don’t know why people think that she will be a better president than Sen. Obama because they will both face a new wave of question because of the fact that they are both minorities plus according to what I remember I think it was Bill Clinton who was president not Hillary. Furthermore, I just see it being easier for Sen. Obama because he would just be another one of the “fellas”. And, it sad to say but true that men really don’t take orders from women very well thus given Sen. Clinton a greater disadvantage if she were ever going to set foot in the oval office as the boss. Another thing is that the article in the New York Times does believe that Sen. Clinton will be a better president but it seems to me that Sen. Obama has conducted himself very eloquently in all of his speeches and on a personal note I really don’t care about his personal beliefs or what church he attends. So good luck to whom ever may win the bid.
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