OK, I admit it, I watched the news to get the results of the Iowa caucuses. The Republicans don't matter, of course, but the Democrats are of interest to me.
I've come to the conclusion, at least for today, that our best bet for the immediate near term will be John Edwards. Even though he came in well behind Obama and only slightly ahead of Clinton, his "victory" speech sounded for all the world to me like a rallying cry for democracy.
I think Obama has lots of good qualities and I'd be delighted to have a person of color in the White House, but I'm a bit concerned about his experience, or lack thereof. I heard his response to a question about how he'd handle a specific issue not long ago; his response was sure and solid and completely uniformed. The action he said he would take simply would not be available to him under the law (I don't recall specifics...it was fairly minor). That bothered me.
Clinton is OK, but I have lots of issues with her. I felt that Bill really believes in democracy; I think Hillary really believes in using the language of democracy.
So, for today, I'm leaning toward Edwards. But I'm still hoping for my dark horse candidate to step out of the shadows and articulate a vision that will be so compelling I will feel absolutely obligated to support the candidate. Even with Edwards' very nice oratory tonight, he's not the leader I'm really hoping for.
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