Letters to the Editor
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@ Reality-based Liberal: May I Try?
You have made several references to Clinton's comment about national security expertise. How civil liberties got entangled in this, I don't know. The question asked was about national security and foreign policy experience.
I don't believe that Sen. Clinton "endorsed" McCain over Obama and I think it is disingenuous of Obama's followers to imply that. She made a point about experience and whose experience would serve the country best. I saw her comments about McCain as being almost tongue-in-cheek. At the same time the image she drew was one of McCain being "over the top" in terms of experience, Obama being light, and Clinton being "just right." I'm sure you will see this differently.
On another note: I asked a question yesterday (in this letters thread) about why it is acceptable to call into question Hillary Clinton's loyalty to the Democrats because of her McCain comments, but John Kerry's loyalty isn't questioned for asking John McCain to be his running mate in 2004? As far as I can see, John McCain hasn't changed for the better since then.
So, why is it not acceptable to criticize John Kerry (who endorsed Obama)? To me this IS a question of judgment, not a matter of comparisons.
My second point is this: If it is acceptable for Obama to appeal to Republicans to vote for him -- which he does all the time -- then why is it not acceptable for Hillary Clinton to make an accurate comparison between herself, McCain and Obama?
I'm leaving now, but I certainly hope you'll think about answering these questions...