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As a Brit used to the very high standards of speaking and communicating required of our leaders, it is finally refreshing after 8 long years of inarticulate George Bush to have someone who can speak in paragraphs and with clarity and precision. I'm pretty sure the world, certainly Britain is sitting with their finger's crossed hoping American's make a good descision this time. If I may with great respect give voters some advice: Don't go for likeability or charisma. We did that in Britain and got Tony Blair, who took us down the alley of Iraq and basically trashed what was left of Britain's world reputation. Go for competence, go for a sharp mind, go for someone tough minded but fair. Go for someone who is cautious, deliberate and serious minded who won't bet what's left in your Treasury on some wild adventure. Go for someone who commands wide respect internationally. Go for someone who will make you proud when they walk down the steps of Airforce One. Go for a meritocrat who studied hard at school, never relied of family connections but was propelled by the force of their own ambitions. Don't go for someone like George Bush who thinks they are above the English language, that wealth and power exempt them even from intellectual seriousness and even the rules of the English grammar. Eight years of George Bush has given the world time to figure out how to bypass America or just work around this troubled nation. Go for someone who will make America relevant again. Go for someone who will be ready on Day One. Go for Hillary Clinton.
