Wyatt earp
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Wow, never thought I would see this from the liberal Huffpost
Time to Bow Out, Hillary
Hillary Clinton seems to have escaped the ferocious grueling at the Benghazi congressional hearing. The 13-minute withdrawal from the presidential race notwithstanding, she is all set to clinch the Democratic nomination. Hillary might as well become the next U.S. president. There's a catch though. Legacy politics doesn't favor her. She's not Justin Trudeau and her election will not a good omen for the U.S. -- and the world.
First things first, Hillary hasn't been out of power for the last 23 years. She was still basking in the glory of being the first lady when she got elected as a (non-resident) senator from New York in 2000. Then came her first presidential campaign and the subsequent assuming of the office of the secretary of state. The Benghazi attacks and the foot dragging over what later became the biggest global security challenge (Syria) are two of her many legacies. Then there is the famous email scandal.
The problem with Hillary's election as the president is simple. She hasn't left the position of authority in the first place. Ironically, her rise to fame (and power) is also attributed to her status as the first lady of the U.S. Otherwise; many other Democratic female leaders are far more capable, and, more importantly, self-made stalwarts. Hillary's supporters cite her gender and the lack of a U.S. women president as her key strengths. The argument, however, seems vapid and vacuous when one looks at other and more promising women among the Democrats.
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If Hillary is so intent on carrying forward the Clinton legacy, she better bows out and prepare Chelsea for the post. Junior Clinton will be better equipped -- like Justin -- to bring real change. She'll have a decade or two to polish her skills and connect with the people. Hillary is part of the old guard with no real agenda for development and seems clueless (like Obama) on managing the super power status of U.S. Simply put, not the right presidential mater.
Time to Bow Out, Hillary
Hillary Clinton seems to have escaped the ferocious grueling at the Benghazi congressional hearing. The 13-minute withdrawal from the presidential race notwithstanding, she is all set to clinch the Democratic nomination. Hillary might as well become the next U.S. president. There's a catch though. Legacy politics doesn't favor her. She's not Justin Trudeau and her election will not a good omen for the U.S. -- and the world.
First things first, Hillary hasn't been out of power for the last 23 years. She was still basking in the glory of being the first lady when she got elected as a (non-resident) senator from New York in 2000. Then came her first presidential campaign and the subsequent assuming of the office of the secretary of state. The Benghazi attacks and the foot dragging over what later became the biggest global security challenge (Syria) are two of her many legacies. Then there is the famous email scandal.
The problem with Hillary's election as the president is simple. She hasn't left the position of authority in the first place. Ironically, her rise to fame (and power) is also attributed to her status as the first lady of the U.S. Otherwise; many other Democratic female leaders are far more capable, and, more importantly, self-made stalwarts. Hillary's supporters cite her gender and the lack of a U.S. women president as her key strengths. The argument, however, seems vapid and vacuous when one looks at other and more promising women among the Democrats.
°Snip°
If Hillary is so intent on carrying forward the Clinton legacy, she better bows out and prepare Chelsea for the post. Junior Clinton will be better equipped -- like Justin -- to bring real change. She'll have a decade or two to polish her skills and connect with the people. Hillary is part of the old guard with no real agenda for development and seems clueless (like Obama) on managing the super power status of U.S. Simply put, not the right presidential mater.
