The Long Road

[H2O Man]

19. Thank you!

Now, that's an interesting question. I'll start by saying that I like Hillary Clinton as an individual. I think that, in many ways, she would be good on domestic policy. But I'm not in agreement with much of her foreign policy. And, in truth, the United States cannot institute necessary changes in one of the two -- domestic or foreign policy -- without making equal changes in policy in the other. You know that my limited insight requires me to picture things in the context of models ....and that I often use the model of a mobile hanging over a infant's crib to illustrate "systems."

With a mobile, if one piece moves, all of the others must also adjust, to maintain balance. Hence, if one attempts to move the domestic policy pieces, while keeping the foreign policy pieces entrenched, it cannot work.

I think that Ms. Clinton is sincere in wanting to improve the lot of middle class and poor Americans. I think her strengths come across best when she is speaking to small groups. But presidential primaries involve speaking to large audiences. Ms. Clinton does not have the ease of some other politicians in that setting. I don't think that she's really comfortable in this context.