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If Mrs. Clinton were elected and served two terms, then for seven consecutive presidential terms the White House would have been in the hands of just two families. That’s just not the kind of equal-opportunity democracy we aspire to. Maybe we can’t make America as egalitarian and fluid as we would like, but we can at least push back against the concentration of power. We can do that in our tax policy, in our education policy — and in our voting decisions.
... And if Jeb Bush succeeds Hillary Clinton in the White House, I’ll flee to Sri Lanka.
-- Nicholas D. Kristof for The New York Times
Maybe Americans just like to play if 'safe'. It's kinda like movies and sequels. We apparently feel comfortable sticking to the same stories. Besides, our two-party system gives us essentially the same formula every election. Different man, same suit. One of the things that makes the 2008 election look more interesting is the prospect of getting a woman or a black man to sit behind the big desk. Something a little different.
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If Mrs. Clinton were elected and served two terms, then for seven consecutive presidential terms the White House would have been in the hands of just two families. That’s just not the kind of equal-opportunity democracy we aspire to. Maybe we can’t make America as egalitarian and fluid as we would like, but we can at least push back against the concentration of power. We can do that in our tax policy, in our education policy — and in our voting decisions.
... And if Jeb Bush succeeds Hillary Clinton in the White House, I’ll flee to Sri Lanka.
-- Nicholas D. Kristof for The New York Times
Maybe Americans just like to play if 'safe'. It's kinda like movies and sequels. We apparently feel comfortable sticking to the same stories. Besides, our two-party system gives us essentially the same formula every election. Different man, same suit. One of the things that makes the 2008 election look more interesting is the prospect of getting a woman or a black man to sit behind the big desk. Something a little different.
