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October 12, 2007
an undecided vote
After dutifully ignoring the '08 presidential election hype up to this point, my ears are starting to warm up to the candidates. It seems like an odd match, but right now the candidates who have a chance of receiving my vote are former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (who even some of my liberal atheist friends like) and Senator Hillary Clinton (who some of my conservative Christian friends are afraid of).
I never thought Hillary had a chance in the election, let alone that I would consider voting for her. But I have to tell you, I have been impressed with her realistic view of the war in Iraq (it's gone sour, but we can't pull out), her willingness to call Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group, her openness to free trade, and her ability to work across party lines -- I found this op-ed piece this morning interesting.
Since I moved to North Carolina, I can't remember if I registered as a Republican or an Independent, but I definitely have Republican leanings. And I have to tell you, I am not impressed with the group of Republicans trying to gain our attention. Folks from Arkansas that I know have all had nothing but positive things to say about Huckabee and the video and audio clips show him as a likeable, articulate man. But I don't feel I know much about him yet. I watched a video clip of his speech at a church talking about how America was founded as a Christian nation and a clip from the last debate that made both Andy and I look at each other oddly -- though for the life of me I can't remember what it was about.
In my mind, the biggest issue is the war. I can't vote for Obama because he has very little experience and am afraid of him being Commander and Chief. I like McCain because of his military experience and think he could be a good Commander and Chief, but he definitely doesn't feel like a diplomacy kind of guy.
I'm still looking for the Republican candidate who can have a good running against Hillary. But right now, I don't see it.
in the world | By charity | 09:47 AM
Comments
I totally hear ya!
I love Obama, but his inexperience... I hope he'll put in a good bid next time.
Personally, I think Hillary has it in the bag for the nomination. We'll see who she's up against.
I just hope we don't get another Iraq-loving Republican. *ducks*
Posted by: Jeannette at October 12, 2007 03:45 PM
Thanks for musing about politics. - You know that I remain painfully ignorant about most of what goes on in the political arena, so I welcome hearing some sound judgment on our presidential candidates. Keep it comin'! :)
Posted by: Janna Mawhinney at October 14, 2007 10:34 PM