Bill Clinton on Obama

If we are an intelligent nation, which has learned it mistakes from eight years of tyranny under the George W. Bush administration, then we will heed the words of President Bill Clinton.

Senator Barack Obama has "star power," there is no doubt. But when it comes to being president of the United States, we will need more than a flashy smile. We will need someone who has practical experience in the realms of domestic and foreign policies.

As President Clinton said, we need someone who has made some mistakes to go along with his/her victories. Obama clearly does not meet this burden.

The voters of the United States cannot afford to be blindsided by the illusion that "star power" equates great policies down the road. I can know everything there is about the technical role of the presidency (and subsequently I do), but that does not prepare me for the actual office itself. America cannot afford to elect a president who will spend the first few days, weeks, months in office wondering what to do next. We need realistic policies that make sense for our country, which will start on January 20, 2009.

Even Bill Clinton, during his interview with Charlie Rose on PBS, conceded that he was pressured to run for president in 1988; he knew he had the practical know-how to do the job, however, he felt in his "bones" that he wasn't ready for the job.

In a single sentence, President Clinton outlined what any politician, and to a further degree the American voter, better understand when it comes to the 2008 presidential election, which is when it comes to learning from "failure and victory" the candidates better "learn something from both if [they] have any sense."

This is a succinct argument, because we take a chance if we elect someone who is essentially basing his record for the presidency on a single year in national office, which is the United States Senate.

In the end, there is only one clear choice for the presidency, and that is,

Hillary for President