I think Clinton's "Ready on day one" mantra was a big mistake...

[DaveJ]

Hopefully her new campaign adviser will change it, or at least try to expound on it. How many competent job seekers have been denied because of this perceived inability to "hit the ground running"? At best, it's an anti-ageist approach, trying to compel us to have respect for our elders.

But regardless, it's not a wisest thing to keep repeating in this economic environment. Younger people who have had no chance to succeed over the past 7 years want to feel there is hope.

At very least, she could follow up with her "ready on day one" remarks with exactly how this will benefit people who's futures are uncertain. This does not necessarily include only those who are losing their homes because they made bad mortgage deals hoping win their bets on an outrageously soaring market. These people are probably also those who over-extended themselves after they got in over their heads thinking that they were also "ready on day one." Not that I don't feel sympathy for them, but what about people who were never even given a chance?

This is why Obama's message is sinking in while Clinton's is considered a relic. I wanted to support her earlier on, but simply put, I think it is more important to connect with broader and deeper concerns such as the "cold civil war" in America which seems to be an easy excuse for denying people their rights. A real change is not just about knowing how politics work, but being able to change politics. She still has a chance to convey that message.

[Yael]

1. You misunderstood. She meant to say

that she wouldn't be ready until Day One.

:hi:

[Dogmudgeon]

2. Why Obama's message is sinking in: No criticism.

Think about it. What tough questioning has he ever faced?

Two days of Rezko?

Snubgate?

Schuster and "Pimpgate"? He isn't even an Obama surrogate. (Not that we know.)

Now that he's pulled even with Hillary, that may change. But the bandwagon may be too much fun.

:shrug:

--p!

[TexasObserver]

3. the problem is she's ready to wear a tiara on day one

She thinks she's entitled to rule.

[AX10]

4. I'm one of the few young people who is solidly behind HRC

As usual I am in the minority and right about what is.