Have you stopped to wonder why the Republicans have NOT been beating up on Obama? They would love it if he is the Democratic candidate. Then Karl Rove will begin the destruction of Obama in earnest (all behind the scenes, of course.) Do you realize that all of the major networks have MALE anchors, including CNN, MSNBC, FOX. (They throw in a few female commentators here and there once in a while.) Just listening to these men is enough to make one wonder if they have/had mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, nieces, wives. There is a republican 527 that was recently formed called Citizens United Not Timid. Look at what the first letter of each word in their name spells. (Not to mention that the name of their group doesn't even make sense.) The TV program South Park had an episode in which they were trying to plant a bomb in Hillary Clinton's vagina. David Schuster wondered if Chelsea Clinton was "pimping" for her mother. Don Imus is back on the air after his vulgar reference to the Rutgers womens basketball team. Nutcrackers that are made in the image of Hillary Clinton are being sold in airports. A man yelled out at Hillary, at a debate, "Iron my shirt". John McCain, when asked by a female supporter, "How do we beat the bitch?" just laughed.

We all know that many white males are terrified of Hillary (or any woman for that matter) becoming President. We have been "presided" over by white males for over 200 years! Many females seem to be threatened by Hillary as well. Is it possible they are jealous of a woman who is as strong and independent as she is, or are they just willing to continue being dominated by white males? It is time for change in this country, that is certain. And the biggest change would be electing a woman as president. If you look at others countries worldwide, you can see that they don't suffer from the same gender bias as we do in the U.S. when it comes to electing politicians. Many people say that a female isn't suited to be president, that a female wouldn't have "what it takes" to do the job. How will we ever know if we never support and elect a female? Females make up approximately 54% of the US population. We are in the majority in that respect, yet our representation in government is dismally low. Do a count of how many female Congress members there are, or how many female politicians in any office there are for that matter. Women are still well below a majority in that respect.

I don't really have anything against Barrack Obama other than that 1.) we would still be presided over by a male, and 2.) lack of experience does matter, and it's not something I want to take a chance on when electing a president.

The young voters who are out en masse right now for Obama may not be there when the election rolls around. College age students have notoriously been absent when it actually comes time to vote. I applaud the efforts of all of the young people who have become involved in the campaign process. I am just concerned that if they don't, in fact, turn up to actually vote in the presidential election, we could end up with John McCain, and then it would be another four years of the current administrations policies - same old, same old. I also have to wonder how many of the young female Obama supporters comprehend what it would mean to their generation to have a female president. Most of them are too young to have been part of the "feminist movement", and don't have a true grasp of the struggles that women have gone through to achieve some semblance of "equality" with men. (Black males at least had the right to vote 50 years before any women did!)

You say Hillary has been battle tested in 2 successful prior presidential campaigns. (Although she herself hasn't run before, so I assume you meant Bill Clinton.) Yes, she has been tested, and continues to be tested. Unfortunately, too many people are focusing on things like, "I don't like her laugh.", "She has thick ankles.", or "She stayed with her husband after he cheated on her." Are these real "issues" that would disqualify someone from running for president? Yet they are all things that have been said about her. Do you hear anyone making such stupid comments about any of the males who have been in the run for president? Let's really focus on the issues, and compare her experience to Obama's "hopes".

I guess in closing, I would say that I feel it is unfortunately bad timing that these two candidates, one female and one black, are running for the Democratic nomination at the same time. We definitely need change in this country, and I believe electing either a female or a black person would be a welcome change from the white male dominance we have had for over 200 years. I would prefer that we elect a female to lead the country. To those who say that Hillary is too much of a Washington insider, I say that she is no more of an insider than any male, including Barrack Obama. And Hillary cannot possibly be any worse than the white male we have been forced to call president for the past seven years!

Let's stand up for women for once, and elect Hillary Clinton as President!