tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32924329.post6599837729168889205..comments2023-10-31T03:58:32.056-07:00Comments on Empathic Rationalist: Hillary's Next JobDaniel Spirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09656412977046134771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32924329.post-27576695158488569712013-01-12T08:52:59.670-08:002013-01-12T08:52:59.670-08:00Thanks for the comment, Mary Lois. Clearly, I don&...Thanks for the comment, Mary Lois. Clearly, I don't know what it's like to be a woman over 70, and I am assuming that she will still have fire in the belly. If that assumption is wrong, then my conclusion may be wrong. <br /><br />But consider that Reagan was much more "effective" (meaning in implementing HIS agenda, not necessarily in implementing mine), then he was vigorous. We're not talking about electing a triathlete; we're talking about electing someone who could bring together the nation in support of the changes that need to be done.<br /><br />Perhaps the best analogy to Hillary would be LBJ. Was he perfect? Not even close. But did he do important things that fundamentally changed this country in a positive direction? I think so. <br /><br />Finally, I should add that as Secretary of State, she doesn't outweigh the President when it comes to setting policy. She carries out Administration policy. And, she serves as chief ambassador to the world. Because of her, I believe, this country is viewed more favorably overseas. But she's not a miracle worker. Ultimately, it's Obama's Administration.Daniel Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656412977046134771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32924329.post-17548540961781567722013-01-12T06:55:36.207-08:002013-01-12T06:55:36.207-08:00I too have watched Hillary's growth over the y...I too have watched Hillary's growth over the years, but am less enthusiastic than you (I guess it would be impossible to be more) about having her in the White House again. I realize she would probably win if she were to run again--in polls she is the most popular person on the planet--and I would be pleased to have a woman president. I just don't see her in the role. Her skills are not those needed for the job, from what I can tell. I've heard that she has been an outstanding Secretary of State, but I don't see the evidence. She didn't make much of a mark as a senator except in her ability to get positive press coverage. I think, most importantly, that it is time for her to do what she wants to do and not what Bill wants her to do. According to those covering the exhausting campaign against Barack Obama she hung in there so long, against all odds of winning, because she needed to impress him. I cannot imagine how grueling that aspect of political life must have been. <br /><br />But I can imagine what she needs now. As you say, rest, and time to assess what to do with her life. She is being pressured from all sides to run, win, score one for the women of the country, etc. But, listen everybody: It's her life. She's overachieved long enough. Let her have time in her 70s to choose what she wants to do--organize for women or charities--or charities for women world-wide--whatever is her choice and not that of others--and call her time her own for a change. She may even have a grandchild or two before the next four years are past. Again I find myself in the minority, but I know what it's like to be a woman around 70. The fast track loses its appeal, the fire in the belly is tamped down, the heart needs attention, and serenity is more appealing than it ever was before. I think she deserves to make her own decision, but I don't think I could ever vote for her. (Not that she would need that one.) Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.com