From Karl Rove to GOP strategists, Republicans have made one thing clear: They want Hillary Clinton in the 2008 general election. From being called "fatally flawed" to someone who could "never win", Hillary has been criticized by members of the GOP. Republicans do have a reason for doing this: if republicans attack Hillary, it makes democrats want to vote for her even more in the primaries. It is obvious the GOP want Clinton to win the nomination so that whomever the Republican nominee is can have a greatly improved chance of winning the general election. While I'm not saying she is the perfect candidate, Republicans should not underestimate her.
Hillary Clinton is, out of all the democratic candidates, the most moderate. Her views are in line with those of the American people: she wants to safely bring the Iraq War to an end, she wants affordable healthcare for all, she wants to fight terrorism and keep America safe, she wants to protect the environment and combat Global Warming,etc. I think former President Bill Clinton said it best when he was asked about Hillary's widespread appeal. He talked about how Republicans had villainized her and made her to be someone is not. He cited how when people, regardless of party affiliation, get to know Hillary, they like her. She is very popular in upstate New York, a heavily Republican area. She was shown by a recent poll to be the favorite presidential candidate by people in Arkansas, a state that has been leaning Republican. It shows that once people get to see the real Hillary and get to hear her real positions, they like her. In 2008, the American people aren't going to vote against Hillary just because her name is Clinton. People know that too much is at stake in this election to go blindly to the polls on election day. Every candidate will be intensely scrutinized and the American people will choose the candidate who best fights for what they want. And, in my honest opinion, that person is Hillary Clinton.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Fred Thompson's latest statements
As Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson hit the campaign trail in Iowa on Thursday and Friday, he had some very interesting comments that I strongly disagree with:
On the threat of Osama bin-Laden:
"Bin Laden being in the mountains of Pakistan or Afghanistan is not as important...as he is more symbolism than anything else...If he disappeared tomorrow we still have this problem. If Iraq disappeared tomorrow, we'd still have this problem. "
On the U.S. turning its attention from finding bin-Laden to Iraq:
"Saddam Hussein was on the cusp of having defeated the United Nations and the free world and the United States. He had certainly had weapons of mass destruction."
Both of these statements are absurd. Bin Laden is much more than symbolism. He is the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He is the leader of al-Qaeda. Surely killing bin Laden would not end terrorism over night, but it would be a huge step. Millions of people who wish death to every American would have lost their leader. The spirit of the terrorist movement would be crushed and recruiting for al-Qaeda missions would be much harder, as many joined al-Qaeda just because of their wish to follow bin Laden. Fred makes it sound as if it does not matter whether we catch bin Laden or not. But it does matter. Its imperative that we fight al-Qaeda and we stop them from attacking the U.S. again.
And for Fred to say that Saddam Hussein was on the verge of having defeated the free world is ridiculous. The U.S. proved that we could topple Saddam's regime in a matter of weeks. Iraq was absolutely no threat to the U.S. Fred claims that Iraq did have WMDs, but that has been proven a million times to be a lie. Iraq had zero WMDs. By saying that they did is nothing more than furthering the lie put forth by the Bush administration for the start of this war. Politicians need to stop lying to the American people. The truth needs to be told: Iraq had no WMDs, they were in no way involved with 9/11, al-Qaeda was not there before the U.S. invaded, Iraq was no threat to the U.S., and most importantly, the Iraq war was completely unnecessary and it does not benefit the U.S. to be in the middle of Iraq's own civil war.
Fred Thompson is going to lose support fast if he can't get his facts straight. I am sick of some GOP members lying to the American people simply to get elected. Lies got us into the mess in Iraq and lies are the reason we have not yet found bin Laden. The truth is what Americans' want and need. The truth is what will prevail in '08 and the truth is what will keep America safe.
On the threat of Osama bin-Laden:
"Bin Laden being in the mountains of Pakistan or Afghanistan is not as important...as he is more symbolism than anything else...If he disappeared tomorrow we still have this problem. If Iraq disappeared tomorrow, we'd still have this problem. "
On the U.S. turning its attention from finding bin-Laden to Iraq:
"Saddam Hussein was on the cusp of having defeated the United Nations and the free world and the United States. He had certainly had weapons of mass destruction."
Both of these statements are absurd. Bin Laden is much more than symbolism. He is the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He is the leader of al-Qaeda. Surely killing bin Laden would not end terrorism over night, but it would be a huge step. Millions of people who wish death to every American would have lost their leader. The spirit of the terrorist movement would be crushed and recruiting for al-Qaeda missions would be much harder, as many joined al-Qaeda just because of their wish to follow bin Laden. Fred makes it sound as if it does not matter whether we catch bin Laden or not. But it does matter. Its imperative that we fight al-Qaeda and we stop them from attacking the U.S. again.
And for Fred to say that Saddam Hussein was on the verge of having defeated the free world is ridiculous. The U.S. proved that we could topple Saddam's regime in a matter of weeks. Iraq was absolutely no threat to the U.S. Fred claims that Iraq did have WMDs, but that has been proven a million times to be a lie. Iraq had zero WMDs. By saying that they did is nothing more than furthering the lie put forth by the Bush administration for the start of this war. Politicians need to stop lying to the American people. The truth needs to be told: Iraq had no WMDs, they were in no way involved with 9/11, al-Qaeda was not there before the U.S. invaded, Iraq was no threat to the U.S., and most importantly, the Iraq war was completely unnecessary and it does not benefit the U.S. to be in the middle of Iraq's own civil war.
Fred Thompson is going to lose support fast if he can't get his facts straight. I am sick of some GOP members lying to the American people simply to get elected. Lies got us into the mess in Iraq and lies are the reason we have not yet found bin Laden. The truth is what Americans' want and need. The truth is what will prevail in '08 and the truth is what will keep America safe.
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