December 21, 2007
Keene Sentinel For HRC
The endorsement can be read in full here.
A snippet:
"Yes, we know. The doubts about Hillary Clinton's candidacy are widely discussed, often in terms of whether other voters would accept a woman, or accept this woman, as president. We are aware of the reservations some people have about aspects of the Bill Clinton years. But we find those arguments wanting, or at the very least misplaced. Many of today's Hillary doubters, regardless of party, would surely be impressed during the coming national campaign, just as many New Hampshire voters have been won over during the arduous primary campaign now coming to an end. Choosing a candidate on the Democratic ballot is a tough call this year. In the end, we are confident in our recommendation of Hillary Clinton."
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
SENTINEL EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENT IN THE 2008 N.H. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: Hillary Clinton
Friday, December 21, 2007
Most people who plan to vote in the first-in-the-nation Democratic primary in a little more than two weeks probably agree on one thing: The first and most important task facing the next president will be to reinstate the historic American principles that have been ignored or trampled upon by the current administration.
The new president will have to begin shoring up international respect for our country, by crafting a responsible withdrawal strategy from Iraq. The new president will have to put the federal government to work in the effort to curb global warming. The new president will have to wage a rational diplomatic and military campaign against international terrorism, while reversing and repudiating the human rights violations that have been a hallmark of the Bush years. And the new president will need to bring respected and accomplished individuals into government, to assure old friends that the United States is ready to rejoin the world community.
At home, the new president will have to address the fact that comprehensive health insurance is now beyond the reach of an increasing number of Americans. The new president will have to redouble the country's commitment to veterans and their families, especially in light of the wave of wounded men and women returning home from Iraq. The new president will have to pursue an effective yet humane strategy to curb illegal immigration. The new president will need to restore an ideological balance on the Supreme Court, reflecting the wide range of beliefs in American society. The new president will have to ease the country toward energy independence, without killing off the economic engine that is the envy of the world. And the new president will need to reshape key regulatory agencies, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, that have become dangerous appendages of the industries they are supposed to govern.
That is only a partial list of the tasks ahead for the next president. There are also crises involving fair trade, product safety, public education, the Middle East, the Real ID program, the consequences of sub-prime mortgage lending and the troubling expansion of nuclear weapons technology. What's more, unknown challenges may lie just over the horizon. Addressing all these issues will take a strong and determined person.
Democratic and independent voters have a rich field to choose from on January 8, people with creative thoughts about how to deal with the challenges. John Edwards and Barack Obama have spoken eloquently on most of the issues, as have Christopher Dodd, Joseph Biden and Bill Richardson. All have their passionate supporters, and for good reason. But this newspaper has come to the conclusion that the candidate with the best ideas, as well as the imagination, know-how and bearing to carry them out, is Hillary Clinton.
She has the best health-insurance proposal of all the candidates, and there are several good proposals to choose from. She has significant international experience, considerably more than some of her rivals. Face-to-face, she is as personable, passionate and persuasive as any American political figure in recent memory, qualities that should come in handy in both domestic and international forums.
Yes, we know. The doubts about Hillary Clinton's candidacy are widely discussed, often in terms of whether other voters would accept a woman, or accept this woman, as president. We are aware of the reservations some people have about aspects of the Bill Clinton years. But we find those arguments wanting, or at the very least misplaced. Many of today's Hillary doubters, regardless of party, would surely be impressed during the coming national campaign, just as many New Hampshire voters have been won over during the arduous primary campaign now coming to an end. Choosing a candidate on the Democratic ballot is a tough call this year. In the end, we are confident in our recommendation of Hillary Clinton.
Posted at 07:08 PM
Comments
In regards to the debate as to whom of the democratic candidates has the most experience, the question or argument should be framed as to whom of the Democrats or Republicans has the RIGHT KIND OF EXPERIENCE.
As we all know, there is a right kind of experience and a wrong kind of experience. Do we really want to elect some one with George Bush's or Hillary Clinton's wrong kind of Experience that so ineptly and rashly got us into the Iraq War....
-- Or, do we want to elect some one like Barack Obama, who so wisely and judiciously shown from the beginning, by rejecting the Iraq war, that he does have the Right kind of Experience -- the Right Stuff -- to lead us forward the next four years with foresight and forethought. There should never be in this country a rush to judgment -- a rush to war!
And it is only someone, who has shown from the beginning, this Right kind of Experience & Wisdom, that can rightly lead us out of this mess, which we call the Iraq War. And this is important, because billions of dollars are going over to Iraq --, funds that are being squandered, the same funds that could be spent here in the United States to solve and fix the many problems facing us here at home today.
And then too, we have to Decide and make a Decision, do we really want to continue the Bush-Clinton monarchy? Since 1989, we have had 4 years of Bush, Sr., -- 8 years of Bill Clinton -- and 8 years of Bush, Jr., totaling a span of 20 years. And if Hillary is elected, what that literally means is that the Bush-Clinton reign would total 24 years --possibly 28 years. And to further bolster this union/domination, Bill Clinton recently bragged, that if Hillary was elected, he and Bush, Sr. would tour the world together.
I do believe that here, in the United States, it is time for a new Era, a time to turn the corner.
BacaAngel | 12.22.07 09:14 AM
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