Why I Cannot Support Hillary Clinton

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Thursday February 22, 2007 · 8:19 AM PST

2007/02/22 · 08:19

I know, another "bash Hillary" diary. I’ll try to be logical and honest, and I won’t resort to nasty language or knee-jerk emotionalism. I just need to get this off my chest as I continue to read people’s comments in support of the Senator from New York.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the obvious front-runner for the Democratic nomination for President of United States. Her campaign is run by experienced professionals. She continues to amass large amounts of money with which to campaign. The media is already portraying her as the presumptive nominee. She is very smart and I have no doubt that she would be a reasonably competent steward of the Executive Branch of our government, unlike the present gang of incompetent criminals.

Yet I can never support her. And here’s why.

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Wednesday May 03, 2006 · 11:24 AM PDT

2006/05/03 · 11:24

So I was at my mother's 80th birthday party the other day talking to my cousin and fellow Kossak Houndcat about the problems the Democratic Party faces in trying to win national elections and my thoughts have begun to come together. You the lucky reader get to be the recipient of my mental largess, for what it's worth.

There's been an increasing amount of chatter in the progressive blogosphere lately about the need for the Democratic Party to come up a vision that will attract voters, and many smart people have identified "serving the common good" as that vision. I agree, but these early ruminations about a national vision do not go far enough. We need to present coherent policy goals that fit seamlessly into the theme of providing for the common good. Be patient and allow me to explain at some length. This is something that I've been thinking about for some time and my thoughts are beginning to cohere.

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Screaming "Uncle" - Another Frustrated Democrat Speaks Out

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Wednesday January 18, 2006 · 5:48 AM PST

2006/01/18 · 05:48

This diary is a result of years of frustration with our country's broken two-party system and the horrifying impact it has had on our society and our laws. It contains nothing new; no revealing sound bites, no new political analysis, no links to clever progressive blogs, nothing like that. It is all my opinion.

No, consider this diary a sort of quiet primal scream from a long-time Democrat who is fed up with his party. Put simply, I have had enough. Uncle.

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