Sorry, Hillary, but you lost my vote.
There was a time for leadership. It was when Bush/Cheney wanted to use the military to gain control of Iraq’s oil, but they couldn’t do it without you.
Who were the leaders? Kofi Annan, the United Nations, Germany, France, Hans Blix and the inspectors searching for the weapons of mass destruction.
And how did you vote?
You may have the political connections, but you lost my vote.
— Dan Stitt
Black Mountain
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I second Dan Stitt’s words. For me, Barack Obama is the only real choice.
Hillary put political pandering ahead of the good of the nation, and hundreds of thousands of people died for her unwillingness to stand up against George Bush’s push to war.
Worse yet, she didn’t even learn her lesson. As Jim Webb of Virginia pointed out, her recent vote on Iran (the Kyl-Lieberman ammendment) was Dick Cheney’s fondest pipe dream. Once again, she helped the neocons lay the foundation for war rather than standing up for what is right.