It's Time for Clinton and Obama to Stop the Madness

The recent headlines have been filled with stories about the vicious verbal exchanges between Democratic Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. In debates and in their own public statements, they continue to make petty accusations against each other, sounding more like two immature adolescents trying out for the only vacant position on the high school cheerleading squad.

The Clinton political "machine" has very craftily been aggravating things. They knew that remarks against Obama's reputation and abilities to lead were bound to draw him out of his previously self-imposed determination to stay above personal attacks.

With both Hillary and her hubby, former President Bill Clinton,
making disparaging remarks about him, Obama has had little choice, except to defend himself. One wonders, however, if he is up to the task of fending off an opponent as aggressively tenacious as Clinton, who has far more experience with dirty fighting. It's much like sending in a lamb to battle a pride of lions. The Clintons are used to these "show-no-mercy" kind of melees, where the goal is to absolutely destroy anyone who stands in their path to power. Their ultimate aim is to make an honest, intelligent and very capable man come across as weak.

The downside, which neither camp seems to be cognizant of, is that this ongoing fracas may end up working against the Democratic Party.

Voters are looking for candidates who address the important issues of the day, in terms of how they will find solutions to them. Most Americans are weary of political squabbling and manipulation of facts by ambitious candidates. Such behavior alienates voters and could either prompt people to vote for Republican or Independent candidates or, worst of all, not to vote at all. While folks have come out in high numbers to vote in caucuses, all the ugly displays by Clinton and Obama may turn off people, in the long run.

Here's what Hillary and Barack need to remember.

They know that one of them is likely to be selected as their party's Presidential candidate nominee. The problem with critical words is that they someday come back to bite you in the backside. Whomever is chosen as the Republican Presidential candidate can go back to retrieve the accusations the Democrats made against each other and use it against them.

It's time for these two aspiring Presidential hopefuls to put the skids on the bickering and get down to telling us how they intend to run our country, if elected.

By: Ezriela Devereux
Published: 01/28/08

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@ 5:41 am 01/28/08 by Douglas

I am seriously considering my vote to go to a Republican based on the sole reason that Hilary and Obama are going at each others throats like dogs.They are like to children fighting over a toy. I can promise that whoever wins , the other will start crying and stomping the ground.

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