Don't say neither one or either one.Just tell me one or the other. Which one would you prefer if you had your choice to be president and why. Bill Clinton or Barack Obama
2009-05-19T08:58:34Z
I am going to pick best answer when the time comes. Even though I am a Republican and like some of the answers given that I know are from Republicans I am not going to choose them because this was suppose to be answered by Democrats. Thanks anyway for your answers and don't forget to vote in 2010 and lets take back the senate for a start. It's not too late to save our country and this crazy out of control spending.
wayfaroutthere2009-05-19T09:03:41Z
Favorite Answer
Obama--but ask me again in three years and I may say differently.
My problem with Clinton was that he was too much of a centrist. By making free trade agreements with nations that don't worry about paying their workers fairly, he undercut american workers while supporting American companies--in the short term. Then Bush continued these policies long after that short term was up, and helped set up a situation where many families hadn't saved enough to weather downturns in the market. My other problem with Clinton was the way he and Hillary handled health care--they were so worried about making sure that everyone involved including insurance companies still made just as much money, so they couldn't get anything done.
Obama seems more willing to go against the way things have always been, and I don't see too many conservative bones in him. I don't think he would sign NAFTA unless Mexico made guarantees to workers there. I think Obama will throw his weight around with China. I worried about his naive approach to diplomacy, but it seems to be working for him--saying the thing that sounds good but won't really work seems to change the bargaining table before he sits down. We'll have to see how it turns out.