Samantha Power vs. Geraldine Ferraro

The difference between the two campaigns can be easily found in the quality of the people surrounding them.

Samantha Power: noted journalist with a Pulitzer Prize, reports from places like Rwanda, has HUGE credentials when she talks. She knows a monster when she sees one. Her mistake: talking to the Scotsman and caring too much.

Geraldine Ferraro: Participated in the failed campaign to unseat Reagan. Yes, she undermined Reagan's story on Nicaragua, and is pro-choice, but...

Look, I don't need to say anything. Google does it all for me. I am just disgusted that these two people are even in the same sentence.

Ferraro: I agree with her politics. But she has not done much.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/...
http://en.wikipedia.org/...

Samantha Powers: I'd like to see her advising Obama on Darfur.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/...
http://en.wikipedia.org/...

I know this is a bit thin, but there are two final points:

1. you can tell a lot about a person by who they hang out with (yes, this is a reiteration)

2. I really WANT smart women running this country. Like Samantha Power, and for that matter, I deeply respect Valerie Plame.