Election Editorial
| A woman for president |
There is an Obama-mania that no one can refute. Super Tuesday proved that Barack
Obama isn’t an underdog nor less competitive with Hillary Clinton. He is making history — the
first African American presidential candidate to capture the hearts and minds of a huge number
of Americans of all colors. And he could be the first African American president of the United
States! Barack Obama has captivated his audiences, especially the youth, with his message of
“Change.” And for good reason. With the present Bush administration’s senseless actions that
has plunged the United States into an abyss of economic uncertainty, grave mishaps in the
area of foreign relations, and complete privatization of almost anything including our health and
wellbeing, indeed, we ALL WANT “Change.” But it shouldn’t be “anything but Bush (or his
cohorts).”
We should vote for a new president that will “change for the better,” not “change for the
worse.” I look at issues seriously and the situation we are all in right now, at this moment in
time. I won’t join the bandwagon for Obama because he’s not ready for the job, and his idea
of “change” is vague. Some examples: There’s nothing new to his plan to attack al Qaeda
bases in Pakistan unilaterally. (And it's going to increase our haters more.) His position on
Cuba blockade is unclear. Does he have a genuine desire to rebuild the Gulf Coast after
Katrina’s devastation? He’s not even clear on whether he supports a genuine universal health
care. He even claimed passage of his nuclear-related bill which never happened! Obama is a
gifted orator that he can sweep one off his/her feet with a great speech, although lacking in real
substance. The United States deserves a great leader, not necessarily a great orator. We need
a new president who has a system already in place. This isn’t “status quo” or old politics, as
some diehard Obamanians claim if Clinton gets the nomination.
I firmly believe that Hillary Clinton can do the job at this point better. The change that she can
make would be felt immediately because she is not a neophyte unlike Obama, who would be
forced to do a lot of inter-agency structural changes first before he could even begin to think
about his campaign promises. On major issues, THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE
between Clinton and Obama, but there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between how each could
execute solutions to our present problems. Even Sen. John Edwards admits that Clinton is
more prepared for the job than Obama!
I choose Clinton due to her time-tested experiences as senator of New York and first-hand
experience at the White House learning how Bill Clinton turned the economy of this country
around. She initiated a universal health care program while she was First Lady, which was
foiled only by corporate lovers in power. I know that it will proceed if she becomes president. A
woman of her caliber can provide the much-needed calm in persuading leaders of the world to
see the United States in a good light. Clinton has all it takes to do this.
It’s time for a woman to lead this country. It’s time to clean up and clean up good. It’s time to
re-organize a system that has become an unfair playing field for men. It’s time for more action
and less talk. It’s time for a woman to make history.
Obama isn’t an underdog nor less competitive with Hillary Clinton. He is making history — the
first African American presidential candidate to capture the hearts and minds of a huge number
of Americans of all colors. And he could be the first African American president of the United
States! Barack Obama has captivated his audiences, especially the youth, with his message of
“Change.” And for good reason. With the present Bush administration’s senseless actions that
has plunged the United States into an abyss of economic uncertainty, grave mishaps in the
area of foreign relations, and complete privatization of almost anything including our health and
wellbeing, indeed, we ALL WANT “Change.” But it shouldn’t be “anything but Bush (or his
cohorts).”
We should vote for a new president that will “change for the better,” not “change for the
worse.” I look at issues seriously and the situation we are all in right now, at this moment in
time. I won’t join the bandwagon for Obama because he’s not ready for the job, and his idea
of “change” is vague. Some examples: There’s nothing new to his plan to attack al Qaeda
bases in Pakistan unilaterally. (And it's going to increase our haters more.) His position on
Cuba blockade is unclear. Does he have a genuine desire to rebuild the Gulf Coast after
Katrina’s devastation? He’s not even clear on whether he supports a genuine universal health
care. He even claimed passage of his nuclear-related bill which never happened! Obama is a
gifted orator that he can sweep one off his/her feet with a great speech, although lacking in real
substance. The United States deserves a great leader, not necessarily a great orator. We need
a new president who has a system already in place. This isn’t “status quo” or old politics, as
some diehard Obamanians claim if Clinton gets the nomination.
I firmly believe that Hillary Clinton can do the job at this point better. The change that she can
make would be felt immediately because she is not a neophyte unlike Obama, who would be
forced to do a lot of inter-agency structural changes first before he could even begin to think
about his campaign promises. On major issues, THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE
between Clinton and Obama, but there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between how each could
execute solutions to our present problems. Even Sen. John Edwards admits that Clinton is
more prepared for the job than Obama!
I choose Clinton due to her time-tested experiences as senator of New York and first-hand
experience at the White House learning how Bill Clinton turned the economy of this country
around. She initiated a universal health care program while she was First Lady, which was
foiled only by corporate lovers in power. I know that it will proceed if she becomes president. A
woman of her caliber can provide the much-needed calm in persuading leaders of the world to
see the United States in a good light. Clinton has all it takes to do this.
It’s time for a woman to lead this country. It’s time to clean up and clean up good. It’s time to
re-organize a system that has become an unfair playing field for men. It’s time for more action
and less talk. It’s time for a woman to make history.
Heidi M. Pascual
Publisher & Editor
Publisher & Editor