Letters to the Editor
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Spitzer For President
I think you are totally dissing Obama's non-skin color qualities. He got into Harvard Law and did really well. He may have gotten a break getting into Harvard Law, but he had to have something going on to thrive in that environment. It's not like getting a gentleman's C at Yale. Obama also taught constitutional law at U. Chicago for years. So he learned how to speak, how to argue, how to write and how to keep an audience engaged and interested. When he got into politics, he learned how to campaign and organize. He has been in politics for over 12 years.
Spitzer got into Harvard Law without getting a break (perfect LSAT), he did really, really well there, he worked at some of NYC's best law firms, he's been in politics for over 12 years, he's accomplished way more than Obama has during his time in politics, so why not Spitzer for President? Or, take John Ashcroft. He attended Yale and received his law degree from the University of Chicago (no break for him either), was a popular Governor, a Senator, and our Attorney General. Maybe Ashcroft should be running for President too. The point being, a law degree from a great school and a little public service doesn't usually get you very far in a presidential race. If Obama were white, he'd probably be finished by now. What does he have that Edwards doesn't? It sure isn't experience or an edge on policy. Since he is black, he gets 90% of the black vote in every state. Hillary has to clobber him among white voters just to eke out a win.