My issues with Hillary Clinton are:

[stahbrett]

This isn't meant to be a hit piece on Hillary Clinton, but rather to lay out the reasons that were part of my decision-making process to choose which of these two candidates to support (I originally supported Biden). I have some "pro" reasons in favor of Obama, but here are the "negative" reasons against Clinton:

1) The "P" word - polarizing. It seems like half of the country dislike her, with a large portion of that reaching the level of dislike/hate that many have about the current occupant of the White House.

2) The "C" word - conniving. She and her husband seem willing to say and do almost anything to win. I know politicians hate losing, but the attempt to pigeon-hole Barack as "the black candidate", the desperate attempts (still ongoing) to allow FL and MI elections that were declared invalid before they ever happened, etc.

3) The "D" word - dynasty, as in the Bush and Clinton dynasties. There's been a Bush or Clinton in the White House for ~20 years (more than half of my lifetime). I think it's really time to give someone else a chance.

4) The "E" word - experience. She talks about her experience, yet when I look at the two biggest/toughest things she's been in charge of, she hasn't been that impressive. The first was the health care reform failure from back in 1992, and the second one has been her presidential campaign - to paraphrase Lincoln, she appears to be yanking defeat from the jaws of victory. She had every possible advantage in this primary election, yet has made mistake after mistake. In contrast, Obama has run a great campaign from the start.

5) The "I" word - independents/moderate Republican appeal. She has very little of this. If she won the presidency, it would very likely be another extremely close election without tons of appeal outside of Democrats. That would minimize her chances of actually succeeding in getting things through Congress, where we all know she'll need 60+ votes to get things passed in the Senate. So even if her ideas and Obama's ideas are similar (and many of them are), I honestly think he'll be more successful in actually getting things accomplished.

[Horse with no Name]

1. I have a problem with Obama's "C" word

You know...COMPROMISE.

[silverweb]

5. Actually, that word is "convince."

Obama has the gift of being able to bring people around to his point of view and making them feel good about it -- in the process, creating the reality of another word: "consensus."

Sure, there's some give and take, and a certain amount of compromise is often part of that before the dust settles; but from what I've seen, he never compromises on his core principles.

Obama's got a gift for using those "cheap" words Clinton likes to deride in such a way that he achieves results with them rather than just more divisions.

[Hoof Hearted]

10. No, that word is Kumbaya.

I don't want to lay down with Republicans. All you get are fleas.

[intaglio]

12. But the best things in life have fleas

[billyoc]

2. Three letters: D, L, and C. nt

[cbayer]

3. Small piece of advice - put up your profile. nt.

[TexasObserver]

4. L is for the Lobbyists that Own Her ...

[enid602]

6. why?

Why is it that the populace and media welcome a Republican Administration that's starts all lawyered-up, hits the grown running and never compromises, yet Dems are expected to seek consensus?

[Yael]

7. Thanks stahbrett

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Well stated!

[tandem5]

8. but that doesn't spell anything nt

[stahbrett]

9. Darn it, you're right

I didn't plan out that post well enough! :)

[JamesA1102]

11. the politics of personal destruction

That's all the above post is about. Nothing substantive on the issues or problems facing our country.

It's interesting how people who profess to hate Bush and Karl Rove so easily adopt their tactics.

[stahbrett]

14. Actually, I mentioned that Clinton and Obama have similar positions on many issues

There are not huge issues that Clinton and Obama disagree on that make a huge difference for me.

I just think Obama has a much better chance of getting things accomplished.

[Perry Logan]

13. And a lousy list of "issues" it is.

[stahbrett]

15. Sorry for using "issues" in a different context here

They're both pro-choice, both don't go far enough on gay rights, I'm not completely in love with either of the health-care plans, etc. On the policy issues, there isn't a huge difference that is swaying me to one or the other. So the "issues" that did sway me were not policy ones.