Why I'll Never Vote For Hillary

Some call her calculated, some call her cold, and some - like my uber-conservative father - even call her a criminal.

I simply call her a Clinton.

I'll never vote for Hillary Clinton. Oh sure, if somebody amended the Constitution of the United States to allow Gee-Dub to run for a third-term as president - I might consider voting for Hillary (if she was the Democratic nominee). BUT, that ain't gonna happen.

I'm tired of the dynastic political climate that this country is experiencing. What do I mean? Observe:

In 1980, Ronald Wilson Reagan won the presidency with George H.W. Bush as his veep. The Reagan/Bush administration served for eight years. Then in 1988, George H.W. Bush set out to win the White House as the ticket headliner. And he did. He served a lackluster four-year term (does anyone remember "Read my lips... no new taxes"?) until he was defeated by William Jefferson Clinton in 1992. Bill Clinton served eight roller-coaster years as president until 2000, when George H.W. Bush's son, Geoge W. Bush, decided to "take up the torch" and run as the "compassionate conservative". Rrrright. I think we all know how that is working out.

Now that Gee-Dub is winding down his second term as president (thank GOD), there is a familiar family name in the Democratic field of presidential candidates. Hillary Clinton is, after all, a Clinton.

So, understand that for nearly thirty years, there has been a Bush or a Clinton in the White House. If Hillary were to win in 2008, that would make 20 years that a Bush or a Clinton was PRESIDENT (not to mention if she were to win a second term). Ugh.

Who is next, Jenna and Barbara Bush on a dual ticket? Yikes.

"Vote for us - weeeeeee!!!"

What is frightening to me is the idea that the presidency of our country, arguably the most powerful job in the world, is being passed back-and-forth between families like so many well-packed joints (of which BOTH families should be quite familiar with - even if they "didn't inhale"). We're talking about a distribution of power that is not... well... distributed very well. Combine that idea with the fact that George W. Bush has given the Executive Branch unprecedented power in our government (see: wiretaps, habeas corpus, etc.).

Scary times indeed.

That is the foremost reason that (if she wins the Democratic primary) Hillary will not get my vote.

Thoughts?


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