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Feb
28
I’ve exchanged e-mails with guest post writer, Ashley, before. But today, she left a comment in this thread that she’s letting me post here as a guest post. Since I’ve never been a Hillary supporter, I definitely can’t make the case for her. I thought it might liven things up to have Ashley’s comment bumped up.
I don’t know if this thread is still active but I missed some of the responses and was wondering – are any Ohio voters reading this still undecided? I’d be happy to join a discussion about “Why Hillary!”.
To start, as a medical student and future physician, I’m concerned with healthcare as the number one issue. Hillary STARTED the fight on healthcare. She has experience with the insurance companies and her plan is all inclusive. All plans start big and are whittled down in committee before the vote and before any sort of laws take effect. Hillary is right when she says Democrats must start from a perspective of covering EVERYONE or it won’t get done.
Secondly, I know the experience thing has been played up in this election, but it’s seriously the one thing that all the separate issues boil down to. Hillary is tested, and she’s ready to lead. There’s no learning curve involved. She’s the only person that I feel is fit to take the reins and fix issues both here at home, and around the world. She’s the BEST suited to help America regain it’s popular standing on the world stage.
She has the BEST most efficient and humane plan to remove troops from iraq, starting within the first 60 days of her presidency.
She has a plan to reduce child poverty. As many know, children (ages 18 and under) are the group most adversely afffected by poverty in this country. Her plan includes nurse visits for pregnant mothers (as a med student i can speak up for the importance of prenatal care) and also includes ensuring a nationwide pre-K program. Not only does she outline this plan in detail, but, as with ALL her proposed plans, she outlines how she will PAY for it, which is something sorely lacking from the Obama campaign.
She has a plan to use “green collar jobs” to both help our economy by building jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
She is the smartest, most prepared candidate I have seen in my lifetime. Let’s just say that being the first woman president wouldn’t be the only history-making event of her time as commander in chief. It takes knowledge of the levers of Washington to actually make change happen. I am surprised both by my party and especially by my generation – I am shocked that people are moved by rhetoric and speeches without knowing what’s behind it. I am shocked to learn that most people I talk to who support Obama support him because they ‘like him” – based on his charisma and his oratory. But what they CAN’T do is tell me HOW he would bring about the CHANGE he touts so proudly. And if they can, it’s nothing different than anything Hillary would do, and she’d do it more efficiently, and more completely.
In a time when Democrats are looking to take the reins, Hillary Clinton is our girl. This is a no brainer to me. But if people still have questions, as always, I’m open.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:17 pm February 28th, 2008 in