This is the last in a four part series — my reaction to each of the opinion pieces the candidates write for The DP and finally my reaction to The DP’s endorsement. I write purely critiquing each candidate’s piece, and not from my own political point of view.
The DP’s argument for endorsing Senator Clinton is persuasive. It is definitely a clear argument to say that “hope alone” isn’t enough to place someone in the Oval Office.
Time is also on Senator Obama’s side. He has yet to serve a full term in the United States Senate, and The DP makes the point that a better demonstration of his capabilities in a national theatre would place him better to be president at a later date.
The DP also hails Senator Clinton as a “successful champion for change.” I’m not sure if this is quite right. I think of the Senator more as the agent of how to make the existing system work well, as opposed to wholesale change.
A big chunk of the editorial is devoted to healthcare, which has been demonstrably close to Senator Clinton’s heart for many years now. I come from a country with universal healthcare. The British National Health Service may have huge, perhaps even insurmountable, problems of its own, but it is there for all who need it.
That must be appealing in any country without universal healthcare, but here in America, the world’s wealthiest nation, it must be increasingly galling to many that it doesn’t exist here.
The DP is right to highlight this part of Senator Clinton’s plans as a centerpiece, because it I’m sure it now appeals to many more than it did when she first brought it up.
Moving on to Senator McCain — well it’s not exactly surprising he is endorsed. Not sure why The DP did it other than to look fair.
Though many may whole-heartedly disagree with his stance on Iraq, I think many respect him for his tenacity. Though the war may be a deal breaker for him in the general election, he has definitely entrenched himself as a principled man, as The DP indicates. Abysmal as his editorial was on Monday, that is actually a blip in an otherwise straight spoken campaign.
This is the only real point made point the article however — I would have liked to have seen a little more effort go into it. At least that way the newspaper looks like its only including McCain to seem fair.
One other sentence is very true — a centrist Republican of McCain’s ilk will certainly be tough to beat.
Tomorrow, I shall give my personal opinion of who I think people should vote for in the Pennsylvania democratic primary. An endorsement of sorts — such as it is. Then I’ll go back to write inane, funnier stuff.
Tags: Barak Obama, hillary clinton, John McCain
An RSS feed of The Spin is available