P L A Y G R O U N D P O L I T I C S

One way that anti-Hillary politicians and politicians have attacked Hillary is by using childlike bullying against her. Rather than attack her on the issues she debates, they use name-calling and lies -- "cold woman, always wears pants suits, has no charisma, people hate her." That last is a good one. There's no support for it although there are some who may use that word to express their opposition. Yet just yesterday in the NYPOST a columnist wrote that republicans were counting on the nomination of Hillary Clinton to help them win the election because ..... "people hate her." Maybe they would like another category of political opinion: For, Against, Hate.

Pernicious, deliberate attempts to sway and discourage democratic voters, maybe. But they are just another example of the refusal to emphasize issues in Campaign 2008. The supporters of Barack Obama refuse to be bothered by his lack of scrupulous attention to the issues. Maybe issues bore them. They prefer to be "uplifted, inspired, hopeful" etc etc etc.

Yes, I will vote for Hillary Clinton. I am inspired by a candidate who is not content to be a rock star, who is extremely intelligent, persevering and has a vision for America that is not made of sugar and spice. And if the candidate has a husband who is extremely intelligent too, so much the better.

OUR NEXT PRESIDENT AND ABORTION -- PRO- or ANTI-?

When making your choice for our next president, is his/her stand on abortion an important factor? If so, maybe reading this article will interest you.

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My own position on this is pro-choice. One doesn't have to like abortion, it is not a pretty thing, but it is the right of women, and only women, to make that choice. It is more important to create a society where men and women have the opportunity to provide themselves with medically approved and safe means of preventing pregnancy, than to deny women the right to abortion. When pregnancy is the result of violence what sane person would make it a crime?

Senator John McCain's voting record is clearly anti-abortion. He may be avoiding mentioning it these days but it is not something that can be covered up for long. Even recently I have come across opinions published in newspapers that Republicans are unsure of McCain's abortion stance. Is that just a ploy to influence the independent voters?

How many other presidential candidates are trying to cloud inconvenient truths?