If You Haven't Read Rolling Stone's Endorsement of Hillary -- PLEASE DO!

[Stand and Fight]

It's rare that I come across a piece of writing that is as genuine, mature, and honest as their endorsement. Honestly, although I'm a long time Clinton supporter, I had a hard time deciding who I would caucus for here in Nevada. I've been a fan of Senator Sanders for a long time as well, and I've watched his speeches in the Senate and House with great joy on CSPAN over the years. Ultimately, I decided to side with Clinton this year -- just like in 2008 -- and this article articulates my reasons very well for the most part.

I will admit, the endorsement largely leaves out one of the biggest reasons I couldn't go with Sanders and that's the nastiness of his supporters. There's Clinton supporters who can be that way as well on a far smaller scale, but as last night proved, it is NOT encouraged by the candidate. Whereas Sanders doesn't discourage his supporters from booing his rival, Hillary Clinton rarely ever has to discourage such behavior because we rarely engage in it. Just on my Twitter feed, Facebook interactions, and on other discussion forums or blogs like Daily Kos, I have often seen just how bullying, prone to group-think, condescending, sexist, bigoted, and racist some of Sanders supporters can be...

I think it comes down to a candidacy that is based on something I object to greatly -- anger. If one is only fueled by anger, the result is the likes of SOME Sanders and Trump supporters... I digress. Read the endorsement from Rolling Stone and enjoy. It speaks to my heart and mind. Here's some brief excerpts:

Hillary Clinton is one of the most qualified candidates for the presidency in modern times, as was Al Gore. We cannot forget what happened when Gore lost and George W. Bush was elected and became arguably one of the worst presidents in American history. The votes cast for the fantasy of Ralph Nader were enough to cost Gore the presidency. Imagine what a similar calculation would do to this country if a "protest vote" were to put the presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court all in the hands of the extreme right wing that now controls the Republican Party.

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The debates between Clinton and Sanders have been inspirational; to see such intelligence, dignity and substance is a tribute to both of them. The contrast to the banality and stupidity of the GOP candidates has been stunning. It's as if there are two separate universes, one where the Earth is flat and one where it is round; one where we are a country that is weak, flailing and failing; the other, an America that is still a land of hopes and dreams.

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You get a sense of "authenticity" when you hear Sanders talking truth to power, but there is another kind of authenticity, which may not feel as good but is vitally important, when Clinton speaks honestly about what change really requires, about incremental progress, about building on what Obama has achieved in the arenas of health care, clean energy, the economy, the expansion of civil rights. There is an inauthenticity in appeals to anger rather than to reason, for simplified solutions rather than ones that stand a chance of working. This is true about Donald Trump, and lamentably also true about Sanders.

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When I consider what's in their hearts, I think both Clinton and Sanders come out on the side of the angels; but when I compare their achievements in the past decades, the choice is clear. This is not the time in history for a "protest vote."

I know this may have already been posted, but here's the link again:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hillary-clinton-for-president-20160323

Thanks for reading.