Vered’s Blog

Let me start by saying that I’m one of those die-hard Hillary Clinton supporters. Also let us note that as a non-US citizen my point of view probably would not even matter and not have any power in the over all election coming on in November 2008. And as so the following should be read with cautious mind and eyes.

This year we’ve been witnessing incredible huge change in a world view about women, but most important, about values and what is important in life.

Hillary Clinton may not have won the race for the presidency of 2008 and was not chosen as the candidate of the Democratic Party but she has certainly broke some records and as they said made 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. She has definitely proved that things are changing and that Feminine Leadership is becoming more acceptable even in the world of politics.

Barak Obama stands for the slogan “Change that we can believe in”. However the question is not what he believes in, but can he deliver it. No I’m not knocking on the old McCain argument “is he ready”, isn’t he too young for such a position. That’s not the point. He is certainly ready as he was able to successfully win this bitter and tough contest with Hillary Clinton for the nomination of the Democratic Party. Anyone that can design and execute and succeed in such a campaign against such a powerful person as Hillary, is definitely, in my book, a capable and ready person.

But that is not my concern. My concern is will he be able to avoid the pitfall of bad advise, politics alliances, and wheeling and dealing of the daily routine of running a country. In my life time I have seen so many good people with great intentions and wonderful ideas, full of ideology and plans to change the world (or at least that part that they were responsible for), that fell into the traps of the daily political struggle between bureaucracy and politicians.

I don’t doubt that Barak Obama is going to create the change he wishes to create, hell he’s done it already by getting the nomination. I don’t question his integrity, what I do question is will he be able to avoid the sharks?

Hillary Clinton has the experience of swimming with the sharks. You might not like her, but she knows how to achieve the goals that she sets for herself (even though she has lost this run). She is familiar with the pitfall and the traps of Washington; it would be wise to learn from her. She has probably made most of the mistakes that are just waiting around the corner for Barak Obama. She might have some tips for him how to maintain and keep a straight course in stormy waters.

Call me naive, call me foolish and that I have no clue about politics or the Clinton agenda, but if the slogan is: “Change we can believe in”, let us start with seeing it even before the election itself, doing politics differently. By acknowledging”our honorable adversaries” as people we can learn from. Let us see that once the run is over we can go to the pub and drink together and dream together for a better future.

Let us see that the value of competition is being replaced by cooperation and team work. That would be a “change that we can believe in”