Took me a while but I think I have a preference for one of the candidates - what do you think? [View All]

[Sarah Ibarruri]

On the one hand, I have Hillary Clinton, who isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but she also isn't all bad either. She's a woman, which I love because I'm a woman. It would be great having a woman finally as president. I trust that she will do whatever she can for women, children, the old and the poor (tho to be honest, I'm still pissed off her refusing to vote on the bankruptcy bill that so hurt women). However, the years of abuse the GOP meted out on her has branded her forever with a scarlet letter. Attacking her during the GE primaries would be too easy for the GOP. They wouldn't even have to spend money on it to design some swiftboating club. The lies are already "out there" from years ago: Vince Foster, lesbian this and that, extramarital affairs with men, big ankles like Laura Bush, and all the rest of the demonic crap the bottomfeeding GOP made up about her.

On the other hand, we have Barack Obama, who isn't perfect at all and pissed me off with his Reagan comment (Reagan is truly burning in hell today I'm convinced for all the evil he did). However, he's not bad at all either. And he's black, and we know there's racism everywhere in this country. But I'd love to see a black man in office. However, we know the GOP is out there waiting to attack him. In fact, they already have attacks: "Obama bin laden," he's gay, he's a strung-out drug addict, he's beholden to Muslims, and the rest of the evil lies the GOP pull out of their @#$.

Somehow, tho, I think that Hillary Clinton "feels" to the country like rewinding and replaying a very painful past. The wrongful impeachment of President Clinton, the neverending insults, attacks, the inability of President Clinton to get anything passed that Democrats wanted because of a right wing Congress, a right wing media, right wing advisors, and a right-wing-leaning Democratic Party. It's like last night's chili and alcohol still in your stomach and making you feel nauseous. It's knowing we're going to be forced to watch the skewering of Hillary Clinton by the GOP and the media ALL OVER AGAIN like last time, only this time with more fervor. It's like an old boyfriend things didn't go well with, and having to go back with him. It's demoralizing.

On the other hand, Obama is fresh and new. Just the fact that the young want him is wonderful because the young WILL BE THE MAJORITY VOTERS. This will guarantee us a 2nd term and a future without too many Repukes in office. Sure, the wingnuts will attack him in every way, but I somehow think that we're more ready to attack them back because we're now awake, alive and ready to destroy Repukes, which we were not during the Clinton years. Also, somehow (I may be wrong) but I think he will do the right thing for women, children, the old and the poor. He's a black man, but he's no Clarence Thomas who sold himself out in exchange for acceptance. And he's no dummy. I think we'd be far more ready to go to bat for something brand new, than for the same thing all over again. Also, in case no one has thought of this, and it may seem shallow as hell, the fact that he's a black man and his name is Barack Obama, and he's at least familiar with Islam, would help give a new face to the U.S. and the Muslims would see us differently. He could help bring the Middle East to peace.

What do you all think?