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The hope in Hillary

« H E Politics :: Commentary :: General :: News :: US :: Akin Akintayo :: email
posted Saturday, 20 January 2007

It is official and no more an anticipation and with great elation, we receive the news, as the erstwhile first lady vies to make her husband first gentleman of America.


Hillary Rodham Clinton is in the race to win it and I hope she gets all the support required to launch America into a new decade of great promise and dignified superpower leadership.


There is no doubt that she would be cleaning out an Aegean stable that contains the toxic guano of a divided America, a polarized war of civilizations, a decimated Middle-East and a world order that makes the Cold War an inconsequential passing chill.


All this, the legacy of the prodigal son of politics, who probably makes his father wonder and wonder and wonder, what might have been if Jeb had vied for the presidency instead of George W.


The contest would be interesting; the prospect of a first lady president or a first African-America president would make for a vibrant debate as the primaries unfold.


I for one, do not believe that Barrack Obama is ready-schooled for this office, at least not for another 4 to 8 years, in fact, most likely after a two terms of Mrs Clinton.


Who Hillary would chose for a running mate would be seriously headline grabbing, I would for now suggest John Edwards, but these are early days as I book a ticket for the Presidential Inaugural of 2009 and get to kiss the lady.

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Dear Reader, Whilst welcome to leave comments I might use in other blogs, some rights are reserved. (2)


1. omodudu left...
Sunday, 21 January 2007 4:24 am :: http://omodudu.blogspot.com

My fingers are crossed, I have no respect for the Dems.. anyway.


2. mike left...
Friday, 2 February 2007 3:16 am

hillary and obama? has the democratic party seriously come to this? a vile human being if you can even give her the respect she doesn't deserve of calling her a human being and barrak HUISSANE OBAMA? little too close to OSAMA for the american people. well kiss this election goodbye fellow democrats, in the words of lewis black "how the hell did the democrats lose in 04?!!!!" looks like we're gonna lose with these two sub human parasites in 08.

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