Inspirational vs. Informational
Thanks to 24/7 cable news channel, I have been able to hear and see a lot more of Senators Obama and Clinton. I have concluded, based on this information, two candidates are waging a philosophical war about their view of the world and issues our country is facing. And that is: What it should be vs. what it can be.
When I hear the inspiring speech by Senator Obama, I visualize this possibility of what our nation/world should be ???with 100% probability. When I hear Senator Clinton, I visualize the reality of our what nation/world can be, a possibility tempered with a dose of probability. Senator Obama in many respects is a clean sheet of paper- no history, no record and no baggage- which bodes well for him as candidate. But as a president, one can conclude that his idealistic vision and the choice he makes of advisors in his inner circle and cabinet, who most likely will share his vision and will shape his presidency. This, big unknown and uncertainty should be a concern to lot of democrats and independents. We know a lot about Senator Clinton and know how her presidency will look like and what her policies will be regarding National Security, Foreign Policy, and And Universal Health Care. We quite don???t know what Senator Obama will do when faced with the reality of these issues.
We have potentially three presidential candidates -Senators McCann, Obama and Clinton, one of who will be next president of our country. Based on the positions of these senators, my conclusion is that Senator McCann is conservative right; Senator Clinton is centrist, and then Senator Obama who are in the liberal left. No matter who becomes the president, the country will experience a change in direction. With Senators McCann and Obama the change will be hard right or hard left .I believe the country is not ready for either of these directions. The expectation set by Senator Obama of what our country should be and in the relations with foreign government leaders, that there is a real concern that those expectations will be never be met and that world will see us a preacher and not as a world leader. Our willingness to readily engage in dialogue with every political leader in the world, will very likely raise the expectations an demands from these countries and drag us in the regional and local political issues from which it will be hard to extricate ourselves. The policy that citizens of our country will ratify is the policies in the center. Therefore at the end, Senator Clinton, with her feet on the ground, is well suited and well positioned and is the right candidate to provide a realistic policy approach to deal with problems with enormous implications to our country
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