I'm a relatively new member of Kos, having joined right when the manufactured "bittergate" scandal was taking place. I'm an academic who writes about issues of racial equality, affirmative action, and school segregation. So, yes, I'm one of those SF liberal elite types who are overwhelmingly supporting Obama.
I don't drink lattes, though, and I'm actually a relatively new Obama supporter, having come on board shortly before Super Tuesday. Early in the primary season, I believed that Obama was indeed too inexperienced to become president, and that in an ideal world, HRC would become the nominee with Obama as her running-mate, setting him to become President in 2016.
I don't believe that anymore. After watching Obama's press conference yesterday and hearing him talk about the gas tax holiday, I now firmly believe that Obama has what it takes to be president, and while Clinton has lots of experience in insider politics, she seems to be lacking a quality that is essential for good leadership: good judgment.
During this ugly primary race, HRC's actions have proven to me only that she has a very bad sense of judgment. And if you have bad judgment, all the experience in the world doesn't count for anything. More below the fold.
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