Letters to the Editor
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Obama experience = Lincoln experience
Let's get over this 'experience' thing, shall we? Obama has exactly the same experience that Abraham Lincoln had when he ran for POTUS: eight years in the Illinois legislature and two years in the US senate. No one contends that Lincoln was too inexperienced or too unprepared for the job. Lincoln was a smart guy and so is Obama. He's well up to the task.
So is Hillary Clinton. She could unquestionably do the job. She may be tougher than Obama and is almost certainly more of a hawk. That last past is one reason I prefer him.
By the way, lolcait, I'm over 55 and I like Obama. Most of my friends are over 55 and they like Obama. So your market research leaves a lot to be desired. Admit it, you're basing your vote on emotions, not on logic. You say you'd vote for Clinton or McCain but not Obama even though Obama's policy positions are most closely aligned with Clinton's while McCain suggests a thousand year occupation of Iraq. Puleeeze.
You simply don't 'like' Obama, lolcait, which is your prerogative, but why shoot yourself and your party in the foot because of it? Suck it up and do the right thing, which is vote for whatever Democrat wins the nomination this time around because that's what the country needs. You don't have to like every candidate. Just use your head about who you vote for.
I believe Obama will bury McCain in a landslide. I'm not as confident of Clinton's ability to do that in view of the sharply negative reactions she draws from about half the people. Obama does not have that problem.