Tuesday January 15. It’s around noon and reporters just hung up after a conference call with George Jepsen – the former lieutenant governor candidate, former Senate majority leader, former Democratic state chairman and current attorney general wannabe – who endorsed U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton for the February 5 primary. “I’m persuaded that Sen. Clinton’s knowledge, experience and record of tangible accomplishments, that she really knows how to get things done,” Jepsen said. “She’s ready to hit the ground running. Experience by itself doesn’t do it. Look at Dick Cheney. You need judgment and character as well.I think Hillary will be the nominee. I think she’s eminently electable.” Some reporters held on, waiting for the conference call to start longer than the Clinton staff (what ever happened to Rodham?) let the call go on, taking maybe half a dozen queries. But endorsements aren’t the biggest thing in Connecticut politics. It’s just part of the buildup to February 5. Candidates from both major parties will be dribbling out little endorsements right up to primary day. The question is whether any of the major hopefuls will stop in the state, which has a tiny 30 delegates at stake for the GOP and 60 for Democrats. Asked about the vote-for-Hillary-and-get-Bill Clinton package, Jepsen said that back in 1992, Hillary was considered an asset. “I think Bill Clinton would not have been elected president of the United States without Hillary,” Jepsen said. “I’m really happy that when she goes to the White House, she’ll have Bill Clinton beside her.” So what weight does Jepsen’s endorsement have? The proof will be in the pudding late on the night of February 5.
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Im very worried about Hillary becoming the nominee. One of the biggest reasons being, the republicans. They are salvating at the thought of going up against her. They have been gearing up for this, for years. And I know so many Hillary supporters are saying shes been there before, she knows how to fight them and win. But to me thats the the whole piont. Yes, maybe she will win. But why on earth would we as democrats nominate someone that has to fight off years of controversy and questionable practices that she and her husband have been involved in. And if she were to win, how many more enemys will she have created in the process. And in the end will that give us the kind of bipartisan Leadership that this country desperately needs right now. I know any democrat that we nominate is going to be given a hard time by the republicans. But Im absolutely convinced that Obama has much firmer ground to stand on.
In point, This is the message voters need to be getting.
Ken,
Jepsen’s right in that experience by itself doesn’t do it. But why does Hillary Clinton claim to have so much more experience than Barrack O’Bama? She’s been the president’s wife! Did she make all the calls for Bill? As far as senate experience goes, she’s served one more term than O’Bama. It kills me that she portrays herself as being so much more experienced.
Judgment does count. Hillary voted for the war in Iraq; O’Bama did not. Who showed better judgment there?
O’Bama is a born leader, the kind America has been lacking for a long time. Hillary is tied to special interests and lobbyists, plus the same criminals that her husband pardoned at the end of his term. She’s not going to change Washington.
It’s two against one, so I guess Hillary will probably get the nomination. But I’m voting for Barrack.
(Guess I told you, heh!)