Secretary, Senator, First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton is
likely the most experienced and qualified individual to be our next President
of the United States. She has experience running for President as she was
runner up to the current President of the United States, Barrack Obama, in the
2008 democratic primary.
Her husband, Bill Clinton, reigned over 2 of the more
successful presidential terms (1992-2000) in recent years, and he is still a
heavy influence in politics today. Her 1996 book It Takes a Village gave
an insight on her belief in the power of society’s role in raising children as
a whole. Of course conservatives like Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania
resisted its message as a socialistic take on raising children, deemphasizing
the importance of parents, although I doubt he read the book. In fact he
actually countered her book by writing one of his own called, It takes a
Family.
She became Senator Clinton from New York in 2000. She
was the 1st first lady elected to the Senate, and the first woman
elected state wide in New York. (WH.gov) After losing the primary election to
Barrack Obama, he elected her to serve as his Secretary of State, doing so from
2008-2013. She was the perfect person for the job as she is one of the most
articulate, and tactful people in politics. She has a unique way of being able
to present warmth, and kindness on behalf of the U.S., while simultaneously
letting those around the world know that the United States will not be messed
with.
Of course with her experience as Secretary of State
comes with it the baggage of Benghazi (2012). Critics of Clinton say that she didn’t
do enough to protect Americans lives that were lost in the September 11th
2012 attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Of course if she
does run for President we can expect to hear this brought up repeatedly, as well
as her explanation on the situation. Being a Secretary of State has its limits
of course—she was not the Commander-in-Chief. My speculation is that President
Hilary Clinton would have dealt with the situation much differently.
Another anticipated obstacle is that of the publicly
known infidelity of her husband, (former President) Bill Clinton. Certainly the
integrity of the Clinton’s in general took a hit when the President lied to Congress,
was impeached, as well as the hit their marriage took publicly. Nobody ever
said that politics is fair, and it certainly isn’t fair that she would have to
pay for her husband’s sins, however that is politics. I’m sure it’s these types
of issues that are why it has taken Hilary Clinton so long to decide if she
will run for the Presidency or not. Certainly if she does you can expect her to
be the early front runner, as well as the early recipient of attacks from the
democrats before she even gets to the Republicans doorstep.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/first-ladies/hillaryclinton
(WH.gov)
I've noticed that the first of those around me who were "Ready for Hillary" tended to lean far to the left, despite the fact that many others have described Clinton as a centrist. In fact, Clinton's foreign policy has been described as "neo-conservative" by fellow neo-conservatives. You say that she is qualified for the presidency; is that judgment partly reflected in her popularity? How do you think Clinton has gained the following of more leftist voters when several of her policy decisions put her in the middle?
ReplyDeleteI agree that she is "centrist", and I think that will help her get over any stigmatism that may be haunting Democrats this election cycle. I think her resume speaks for itself as to why she is qualified. First Lady, U.S. Senator, Presidential primary runner-up to the eventual President (Obama), and then the icing on the cake--Secretary of State. Nobody else has such a vast resume. As far as the far leftist base--which is much smaller than the far right base--she may need to throw them a bone in the primary. However, she can pretty much abandon them in the general election and focus on her stance in the center, which will bode for well for the general election.
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