On the Hillary Clinton love fest with virtually every poll having her out front: I would love to be able to vote for her but in good conscience I can't. It has nothing to do with gender--I hope we have a woman president soon--just not her.
She represents everything that is wrong with politicians in general and the Democratic Party in particular. She has not only been on the wrong side of issues like Iraq while she served as an enabler for this corrupt and incompetent administration. She stood by silently while others stood up to the Axis of Liars. And more importantly, she doesn't have the humility to admit her mistakes. Hillary, like her husband, is a conservative to centrist Democrat. But unlike her husband, she shows a lot of hubris and almost no discernible ability to lead. She waits for others to take a position and then when it is safe, she reveals herself.
Barack Obama opposing the war when it was politically expedient not to do so defined leadership. Similarly John Edwards being out in front on poverty and health care defines leadership to me.
Recently Hillary Clinton began taking on Bush and Iraq which for me is too little too late or, to borrow from Mao, paper tiger stuff which is really lame.
I'm also quite certain Hillary is the candidate the Republicans want to see on the Democratic side because her negatives are too high and they know she would probably lose to a milk toast Republican. Too many conservatives and moderate Republicans hate her. And too many of us on the left don't like her either and will be tempted to stay home.
For me the strongest ticket Democrats could muster would be Edwards/Obama or Obama/Edwards. Of course being a contrarian I feel politically closest to Dennis Kucinich but that ain't gonna happen.
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