During Bill Clinton's presidency Hillary played the traditional ceremonial role of a first lady. It turns out that she was not answering the phone at 3:00 AM or presiding over the Situation Room. Her main policy effort during the administration was to lead the effort to nationalize health care, which was rejected by the American people, and bungled by Mrs. Clinton. If Mrs. Clinton has the experience to be President then so does Laura Bush. Perhaps Barney,the Bush's dog, and an almost 8 year resident of the White House, is qualified to be Vice President!
On the question of experience, Hillary has been in the Senate for part of one term. Barack Obama served for a short time in the Illinois state legislature before now serving a short time as a U.S. Senator. In neither venue have his legislative efforts been noteworthy.
Contrast these two to John McCain. Senator McCain has many years of service in the U.S. Senate where he has earned the respect of both sides of the aisle. He has a legislative record that can be reviewed. He is perhaps the foremost authority in Congress on our U.S. military. He is a war hero. His reputation for integrity is impeccable. He has not one earmark to his name.
Hillary Clinton running on experience may win the Democratic nomination but it will lose the general election for her against McCain. Barack Obama running as the candidate of unity and change has been damaged by a 2 decade association with a hateful demagogue. As the media continues to finally delve into Senator Obama all they will find is an impressive individual who on policy matters is just an uninteresting boilerplate liberal. Barack Obama may one day be President, but not this time.
John McCain is the only centrist, and experienced, candidate that can unify and lead our country.
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