The United States of America still remains the World’s number one super power.
Yet any objective and thinking person upon scrutinizing the political leadership pf America, might be inclined to take a few steps back and put together the following question “If Senator Hilary Clinton is elected to be the first woman President of the United States, and serves two terms, where is the legitimacy in the fact that two families will have controlled the destiny of this great and influential country for 28 consecutive years?”
Can it be possible that these 4 people out of the hundreds of millions who, theoretically at least, have been eligible to be elected to lead the American nation are the best suited? That a father and son interspersed with a husband and wife has turned out to be the best people for the job. If you were asked what are the chances happening, you would have to answer in the hundreds of trillions.
However, every one knows this is not an object of chance. This is part of a political system that might be described as being very unhealthy.
When individuals who are members of either of the major political parties submit their candidacy for the president ship, then a well –oiled political machine swings into action. Campaign financing is a major issue and a sensitive one too. The candidate with the best backing and neccessarily the one with the ideal talents and attributes is chosen to represent the American people in possibly the toughest job in the World.
So what has motivated and continues to motivate the people who want to take on the awesome responsibility that goes with the job?
Is it the power, the prestige or the genuine desire to serve the people?
After all, history has shown that most of the presidents that have served in the last half century were in a very strong financial position, and certainly did not need the middle of the road salary and perks that went with the job.
A notable exception was Bill Clinton who served as President of the United States from 1993 till 2001. Clinton came from very humble backgrounds. Despite that fact, he succeeded in defeating the incumbent George Bush Senior in one of the biggest political upsets of the twentieth century. Bush’s popularity was at an all time high just a few months earlier at the end of the 1st Iraq War
What brought Clinton’s victory was his undoubted charisma which shone against Bush’s slightly staid and off-hand personality.
So the question is will Mrs. Clinton, an undoubted political veteran with tremendous ability, but considerably less charismatic than her husband have sufficient impetus to win the presidency and keep it in the family.
However she will probably be aware that there is another Bush waiting in the wings, Jeb, currently Governor of Florida, who is expected to stand in 2012.
These Bushes sure are talented,