I like Hillary Clinton. She's intelligent and capable. Sure, she married a scoundrel, but her marriage is her business.
The press paints a picture of Hillary as a radical left-wing demon who is an ultra-feminist and an uber-witch. But she's actually a moderate democrat who represents a politically-mixed state. She's also a lifelong Methodist. We tend to think New York is a very liberal place, but the truth is that NYC may be liberal, but the rest of the state is much more conservative. (Think Buffalo.)
When Hillary first came into office, 1 out of 3 New Yorkers had negative feelings about her. Today, that ratio has decreased to 1 out of 5.
So give Hillary a chance! I think it would be amazing if we had a woman assume the presidency in 2008. Allison and I discussed the possiblity of an election between Hillary Clinton and Condoleeza Rice. Wouldn't that be cool? Let's inject some estrogen into the presidency!
If you have time, read this speech given by Hillary at an event that celebrated the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It brings up some interesting points about abortion. In this speech, Hillary also advocates teen abstinance program. Very interesting, eh?
Anna Quindlen also wrote a commentary about the former First Lady. Read that here.