A lot of politics is from the heart, but isn't that how it should be?
I'd rather someone in charge who I can connect with rather than a
backwoodsman of the tax committees.
From Bagehot, the American president contains both the figurehead and
administrative duties, getting a charismatic figure who is equally at
home with the arithmetic of power is a difficult task. [1] But,
according to the Guardian and the NYT, HRC seems to have found her
heart here http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/us/politics/07cnd-campaign.html?ex=1357448400&en=50daaac3bd29f903&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
and given us this:
HRC http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/us/politics/09elect.html?hp:
"I come tonight with a very, very full heart, and I want especially to
thank New Hampshire," Mrs. Clinton, who is seeking to become the first
woman to be elected president, told supporters in Manchester. "Over
the last week, I listened to you, and in the process I found my own
voice."
"I felt like we all spoke from our hearts, and I am so gratified you
responded," Mrs. Clinton said. Then, echoing her husband's "Comeback
Kid" speech after his surprise second-place finish in the primary here
in 1992, she added, "Now together, let's give America the kind of
comeback that New Hampshire has just given me."
from the heart
Roger
[1] the tragedy of the UK system is there is no figurehead that I can
connect with.
On Jan 9, 2008 4:37 AM, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> And that, alas, could make the difference nationally.
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> At 11:10 PM 1/8/2008, you wrote:
> >Watching the primary results, I notice that the chant "O-Ba-Ma!" is much
> >more ... stirring -- than the chant "Hil-Ar-Y!". I mean physically, the
> >sound of it. It's deeper in the belly, I think.
> >
> >--
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> >~ SB | http://www.sbpoet.com | =^..^=
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