The Candidates In 2008

I know it’s two-years away.  I know that we have time before we change leaders, but perhaps my dreaming of a new president is a symptom of how much I dislike Bush and want to be rid of him.    I am ready to start thinking about our next president now.

There are some who have been speculating about Mrs. Clinton for quite some time.  God bless her, our former First Lady and current Senator.  She is class act in so many ways.  Hillary is smart and experienced.  I can imagine her being in charge and being able to analyze a situation from in every single place to consider the consequences before she acts.  She is a better woman than me, afraid I’m a little more rash than that.  But, the fact remains, she is a woman.

Now a lot of people talk the talk and say how great it’d be for a female to be president.  I wonder, while they may say that, would they actually vote that?  I don’t think so.  And so, while I think Senator Clinton is an awesome candidate, I worry that her running means we’d (the Democrats) be losing.

I don’t think that we can afford to lose.  In my opinion, this is too big a gamble for the current climate in America.  And I do suspect that voters will not take risks and will want to play it safe, meaning, they will vote for a man.

I do wish that Gore would run again, there is some part of me that still wants him to run and to win, like he did in 2000, but this time, I’d like to see him sworn in and not cheated.

According to various sources, Gore has stated that he would not run.  But then there was the time he stated that it wasn’t totally off the table either.  So, we’ll see, in time.

And all talk about Obama, well, it’s fun to listen too, but I doubt he could win.  He needs more time.

Overall, if Gore doesn’t run, my choice would be John Edwards.

He has been making himself very visable lately.  And I was thrilled when he ran as VP in 2004.  In fact, I had wished they had chosen him as President and Kerry as VO, but that’s another story.  Regardless, Edwards brings an understand of the people that many other candidates seem to lack.  He comes across as a real person with some old-fashioned logic and good values.  I think anyone and everyone finds that appealing.  Besides that, he is self-made.  I have a deeper respect for any person that made it on their own and had to struggle to get somewhere.  It says a lot about a person.  

We will see whether or not Edwards announces anything about a run in 2008 on his website sooner or later.  And if/when he does, I’ll be ready to support him.  I think he’d make a fine president and I think he is what America needs.