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Submitted by Jonathan on Fri, 2008-08-29 11:03
When thinking about this election cycle several years ago, I fantasized that it would feature Hillary Clinton vs. Colin Powell. Not only would that be two options that would make me pretty happy, but it would also guarantee a major milestone of a woman or African American as president.
With the announcement today of McCain's VP pick, an approximation of that fantasy is coming true. Ignoring for the moment McCain's recent pandering to the right, I can have some hope that even if McCain is elected he will be a decent centrist president. Plus, we're guaranteed that a ticket with either a woman or African American will win in November!
And I thought you were
And I thought you were totally left wing (kidding)-- Barack had a good speech the other night, this will be interesting to see how it turns out.
BTW- are you training for a marathon or something?
half marathon in October
half marathon in October
What difference does race or
What difference does race or gender make - shouldn't it be the best person for the job?
I certainly don't think our
I certainly don't think our system always give us the best person for the job...but I'll be encouraged when a minority or a woman is elected POTUS or VPOTUS because it will be evidence that we have a much better chance of choosing the best person for the job since we are no longer arbitrarily excluding a large fraction of the candidate pool.
Mike Huckabee doesn't want
Mike Huckabee doesn't want Barack Obama to be president, but he's proud that he's the Democratic nominee.