Hillary Clinton

I've found the only thing that stirs the passion of Republicans in this election season - Anti - Hillaryism. Anyone but Hillary is the mantra I've heard from several of my Republican friends.

On the other side of the spectrum the more liberal Democrats I hear on the radio are not all that enthralled with her either. Many see her as too centrist, too tied to corporatism, or too much a part of the Washington power structure. She doesn't do interviews on progressive talk radio and that has gotten a lot of people upset.

My opinion is that if Hillary Clinton were elected many Republicans would find her more friendly than they realize on many issues and that more liberal Democrats would be quite disappointed with her.

It's hard to win an election when so many people passionately dislike you. But, George Bush's 2004 win proved that it can be done. I suspect her campaign will do a good job of softening up her image for the general election.

But, I don't think her nomination is a shoe in. I think Obama has the best shot at unseating her. Yet you can never tell when someone like Edwards, Biden or Richardson could have a surprise showing in Iowa and end up a contender.

Personally I'm not enthralled with her either. I used to despise her in the Clinton years when I was in my Libertarian brand of conservatism. Now, I'm not as opposed to her ideas as I was once. To me the biggest thing she'd be able to do is create a real debate over our costly health care system. Fixing this system would help individuals and businesses.

It'd be great to have a woman president. I just wish we had other choices.

Out of my Job

Being out of my job soon has me sometimes going out of my head! I'm going to be laid off no later than a month from now.

For an introvert who's not big on being a salesman, the job hunt is not an easy process. Looking for work means selling yourself. I know I have a lot to offer but it's surprisingly difficult to toot my own horn. Yet, the need for work has given me a strong vision to push through the stuff I don't like to do.

One helpful idea that someone passed on to me is being reminded of my responsibilities & God's responsibilities in this process. My job is to look for work diligently. God's responsibility is provide for my family. He's promised to provide our daily bread. I'm well aware that the provision may not be all I want or it could be more than I could dream of. We'll see.

Any perspectives on job hunting are welcome.