Every time Hillary has had a real human moment people think shes going to turn the campaign around.

[peoli]

Problem I count only two of those moments.

The 'tears' in New Hampshire.

and

The 'real' closing argument in the last debate.

I think if she had worn her heart on her sleeve a bit more naturally that maybe we would be seeing a different race. The thing is though, you cant make someone do that. They either do it or they dont, naturally. They either convey a sense of real honesty or they dont. You can tell someone that you are going to 'be ready on day one' or you can inspire people to believe that you should be the President on day one. I dont think Hillarys problem was one of issues, rather one of not trusting her heart, not being able to be honest with herself, surrounding herself with ass holes, trusting the wrong people. I dont see her as her own person, I dont see her as real. I think she is probably a decent person and has good intentions but I think her long term plan of being the first woman President clouded her from focusing on her real self and the real reasons she was fighting. Sometimes when things become too easy we forget where we came from and how we got there.

"The strategies by which we came to success rarely help to maintian it, and mortifications teaches us that the disciplines of inner life must continue weather we are at the heights or in the depths."

-John Tarrant

[Demeter]

1. Hillary Doesn't Dare Lose That Control

She's the corporate loyalist, sucking it up. She earned ulcers for taking all the shit she's been handed from Bill and the rest of the world. But in large part, she's inviting others to shit on her by refusing to display anything like "normal" behavior. Supporting that war on Iraq has got to be the ultimate failure to be authentic. And if she was being authentic, then that's exactly the kind of leader we don't need.