I have decided to INCLUDE Hillary as one of my choices for the Dem Primary!

FrenchieCat

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Mon May-21-07 07:47 PM
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I have decided to INCLUDE Hillary as one of my choices for the Dem Primary!

Edited on Mon May-21-07 07:52 PM by FrenchieCat

I simply find that of all of the IWR "yeah" voters running (which is like almost all of them), she wasn't on the intel committee; she wrote no OP encouraging us to go to war, and she didn't co-sponsor the IWR bill. She's admitted that she made a mistake (since that's seems to earn brownie points round here even though she's not walking around on one knee--although sorries do little for me personally.....) trusting Bush with her war vote. I give her the same amount of leeway I gave John Kerry in 2004. Since my choices are limited, and will be reviewing her record closely now (something I have not yet done thoroughly).

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 7:55 p.m. EST
Hillary Clinton: Iraq War Vote a Mistake
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/29/195654.shtml
"If Congress had been asked , based on what we know now, we never would have agreed," Clinton said, in an email sent to her supporters on Tuesday.

While saying she took full responsibility for her error, Clinton repeatedly insisted that she had been misled by "false" intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction presented by the Bush administration.

"Asked to cite mistakes they had made, Clinton mentioned “believing the president when he said he would go to the United Nations and put inspectors into Iraq to determine whether they had WMD.” She called that vote “a sincere vote based on the information available to me,” adding, “If I knew then what I now know, I would not have voted that way.”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070427/news_1n27debate.html

I am actually encouraged that she does not have a campaign "Bumper Sticker" plan for getting out of Iraq because I believe that it affirms that she understand the real complexities of such an endeavor (I am awaiting for the IRAQ ONLY DEBATE that Biden wants to have to hear the candidate specifically, in detail, enounciate further on what each would do once President--cause Bush ain't ending this war, period)and that it ain't no game based on words alone!

In addition, I approve of at least 51% of what her husband did while in office, feels that he represents experience as opposed to learning on the job, and believe that as a team, they may be able to actually repair some things instead of giving a lot of campaign lip service. In other words, they have a record to look at, and even though it ain't "all that" to some, it's better than inserted sorries besides just about every action taken while in elected office.

I'll acknowledge that I am lowering my expectation with this decision. I certainly don't think that she's perfect in many ways; cause she's not. But I do believe that she can kick some Republican Ass cause she's been there done that, and that her concern for health care is genuine, and that she will put a whole lot of thought in plan that she proposes....(a whole lot!).

Hubby Bill might be smiling in their faces a lot, but he can take the knife out and twist it up and down and around when required, of that I have no doubt.

Even if there's a terror scare orchestrated by the opposition, it won't give voters such pause with Hillary on the ticket more than anything cause of Bill(and to me, that's important),cause I'd hate to witness Victory being snatched from us just cause we couldn't think that far and come up with the appropriate response strategy. She would have an answer that reassures better than some of the other candidates. As we all know, our runaway press will do what is required when it is required; that you can count on!

Also, she has a proven track record of being part of a Clinton administration who I will have to say did have the reputation of surrounding themselves with capable experts on various subject matters.

So, I am now down to Obama, Hillary, Kucinich and Richardson although my pompoms are in the other room. If Gore or Clark decides to throw hats in the race, I'll race into that room, cause that's where my pompoms are located!