I’d like to make it clear that my intention for this site is to write unbiased articles, even when it comes to politics. However, when it comes to the 2016 US presidential election, I can’t help but feel strongly biased for the simple fact that the US has one candidate who is strongly experienced and suited for the role of president and one who is not based on everything I have read in what I consider to be intelligent publications, including both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. It is unfathomable to me that someone like Donald Trump, and to be clear, just because I believe he would make an utterly disastrous buffoon of a president does not mean that I don’t like him – I just don’t like him for this job, is being held to the same standard as her in terms of presidential potential.
I’ve been a Hillary fan for years and as I’ve shared publicly before, spent my 26th birthday on March 5th at a speech she gave here in Vancouver. I didn’t know anybody else who would willingly purchase a ticket to attend the event and so went on my own, and it was a marvellous evening. Hillary is without a doubt one of the most fascinating people I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. And seeing her in person, listening to her be surprisingly frank and candid about her experiences as Secretary of State and her thoughts on various global leaders was incredibly endearing. But as with many things, you had to be there to understand what I am talking about. This Vox video, from Ezra Klein speaks directly to this.
I am not saying Hillary is perfect. She has certainly screwed up as a politician (hello private server debacle), and humans do and as a proponent of hers, I readily admit this. But let’s be rational in our criticism, those who have claimed the White House as theirs for a term or two (or less), have all screwed up, and for the most part, far, far worse. My bottom line here is while I do not get to partake in the election, I do believe she would, and will, make a fantastic president. And one of my favourite publications, Wired, boldly feels the same way.
Lastly, I find this June 12th read from Michael Arnovitz to be very worthwhile, as is his lengthy and well written (IMHO), June 30th follow up piece (because if you write a piece about HRC, you gonna get some unreasonable hate, and boy, his first piece sure did).
Thoughts? What do you think?
