Voting for Hillary

There is way too much commentary on the Democratic primary. That being said, I'd going to add my drop in the bucket. Yes, I am annoyed enough by what some people are saying to not only comment on politics, but to actually comment on a portion of politics that needs not a single piece of additional commentary at this time.

I have in recent weeks heard several different women from different parts of the country (and I think even one from another country as well, for some reason) state they are supporting Hillary because they feel they identify with her as a woman, and she with them. That is, they want her to be president because they feel she understands them.

It's debatable as to whether Hillary could actually care less about these women as individuals. Some would say she could, others that she could not. I would suggest she cares primarily about her place in history. But this is of course a meaningless line of discussion, as neither side can really prove intentions. My real issue is with this idea that women would vote for Hillary because she's a woman. What if we turned that around and I said I wasn't voting for her because she's a woman? Suddenly I become a regressive sexist. So to vote for her because she's a woman is forward thinking and logical, but not to vote for her for the same reason is backward and illogical.

In actuality though, to do either simply because of her gender is illogical. A person doesn't make a good president because of their gender, and neither do they make a poor president for the same reason. I don't want to here rehash the great debate that is currently raging around Hillary's credentials as a presidential nominee, but I do want to emphatically say that if you're backing Hillary, please do so for reasons other than the fact that she happens to be a women.

Caleb around eight months.