I have been following presidential campaigns since 1968 with Nixon/Humphrey. The one thing that bothers me most about Hillary is that she is, as most democrats are, purely opportunist in the extreme. Career politicians in general, and the democrats and Hillary especially, will say, spin, do, promote, and morph any issue that will get them elected or secure their office even by lying, cheating, or stealing, or sacrificing the good for the bad. They, and she, will say whatever it takes to achieve mass appeal no matter what side of the argument needs to be taken. The Clintons have this down to a science. Move-on is just one small example - and is most certainly an extension of the Clinton campaign. The Clintons have never held real jobs in real businesses with real accountability. They are career politicians and they are, I believe, fundamentally unprincipled people. Hillary moved to NY and ran for US senator for one reason: to legitimize a run for President. It had nothing to do with improving New York. Nobody ever hears about the great things she did as senator. There are none. In elections, Americans can be so easily swept up in emotion and star power that they dispense with all logic. In a presidential election this is bad news for our society. I believe Hillary would sell out her own mother if it gave her the presidency. She would cozy up to, and make deals with, crooks and the empty-headed Hollywood elite to further her personal ambitions. Hillary (and Bill) are carefully planning to create a massive middle class entitlement program (socialist-style state) that will, they hope, be ultimately irreversable because it will be a huge government grab bag that nobody can do without. This will solidify the Democrat's voting base for decades to come, especially with the growth of Latino immigrants (legal and illegal). Again, it's all about the power of mass appeal. If murderers and rapists were a voting block, Hillary would find out what appeals to them and stake the necessary position.

On career politicians in general: WE NEED TERM LIMITS. This will thwart the opportunistic political dynasties and career hacks like Kennedy and Byrd. It will encourage real experienced professionals to seek office - they way the framers intended.

America needs an experienced problem solver, not a political opportunist. Unfortunately most Americans are not mature enough to realize it.

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