Dear Hillary,
We're breaking up.
When you first ran for Senate all my republican friends called you all sorts of unkind names. I said, you just don't know her, wait and see. You worked hard, got respect and showed everyone that you weren't just riding your husband's coattails or was just doing it to be president. I really respected you.
But now, Hillary, I am having my doubts. You're reaching for that presidential nomination so bad, with all kinds of dirty tactics, that its beginning to look like you think you deserve it.
So, I have to ask, was it just a put on? Was being a senator from New York more about proving your competence to be president, than actually caring about the people of New York? Yes, you were competent as senator, but did you really care? Because, if it was all about being president and not about really caring, that hurts. You see Hillary, I want to be cared about, not cared for. That's the difference between you and Obama. I feel Obama really cares about me, The Middle Class.
Yeah, Obama and me have been talking. Yes, I've heard what you've been saying. His words are empty words. He's a empty suit. He's fooling us all. But, I think after almost 8 years of George Bush I can tell the difference between sincerity and insincerity. I have had a lot of practice, and I believe that Obama is sincere.
Which brings me to the hardest part. Obama and I haven't just been talking, we've been kinda dating. I am not totally sure, but I think he could be the one. You see Hillary, I am just tired of feeling powerless. I am tired of working my butt off and getting nowhere while The Upper Class gets richer and then being told I am just not working hard enough. I am tired of being told that I shouldn't dream about the things I want for myself, because it leads to false hope.
I need some hope. Being with George for so long has been really rough. He's run up a huge debt on my credit card showing all his friends a good time and starting fights trying to prove what a man he is. I have no idea how I am going to pay it off short of bankruptcy. He's trashed other parts of the neighborhood. He's trashed the house. He even knocked me around, while his rich friends cheered him on. I know he is leaving soon, but until he is actually out the door, he still scares the shit out of me!
Which brings me to another reason why we are breaking up. In 2006, when I asked for you and your friend's help to stop the fighting, to make him stop pushing me around, you didn't really do anything. You made a lot of noise, but in the end you almost always gave him what he wanted, at my expense.
But I think in the long run, it was a good thing. Because I have learned that I can't depend on you, that I have to depend on myself. This is why I like Obama. He never promises that he will take care of me and give me what I want. He tells me that if I am willing to work for what I want, for the things I hope for, if I am willing to make the effort, then he will. Its a two-way street.
Hillary, don't be angry. Yes, I remember how wonderful it all was in 1992, but I want something different now. And frankly, without Bill there probably would have been no George, so looking back, it wasn't really all that great. I was just younger then.
I've changed, Hillary. I wish you would too. Let go, you're not entitled to be president. Accept that I have made a different choice and I think we can still be friends.
Regards,
TMC.
P.S. Please don't burn down the house on the way out! Thanks.