My (wo)man
My friend Jaime just put a post up about the upcoming Super Tuesday. Since I can't vote in the primaries, I hadn't given much thought about who I'd vote for. For me, if I could vote, the first thing I'd look at is the candidates who support universal healthcare. Living in France, this has come to be an important factor in our everyday life and it is seriously one of the considerations we have if we were to ever think about moving back to the US, even for a year. Our health, the most important thing we have, is not something we should have to put a monetary value on because we can or can't afford it. So, that basically gives me two candidates. I've always liked Hilary Clinton and thought her to be a strong and solid leader, but Obama does too and he seems to fit in with what I think. Then, I saw that he supported teacher's salary increases based on the performance of students and that ruled him out in my books. Maybe it's because I'm a teacher in France where performance is measured differently and where the whole student culture is completely different, but if that were the case here, I would never get a raise! I don't think you can predict how your students are going to perform, no matter how good of a teacher you are. There are social situations that you, as a teacher, can't and shouldn't be expected to change that prevent students from excelling academically.
So, I guess Hilary is my (wo)man.
Hey, I've got good news for ya - this year the Democrats are organizing a global primary, allowing Democrats abroad to vote in the primaries too! Check out http://www.votefromabroad.org/, but do it quick since you have to be signed up by Jan 31st!
Posted by: samantha | January 27, 2008 at 02:42 PM
Samantha beat me to it, but I was going to suggest this too. I signed up last week and am looking forward to being able to vote online!
Posted by: Stefanie | January 27, 2008 at 09:11 PM
I was going to tell you about Samantha's post too, but I see she beat me to it!
I'm not for the same candidate (see the above blog) but I am on the same side. The most important thing is for this side to prevail in 2008!
Posted by: Betty C. | January 28, 2008 at 08:51 PM
What I meant was "see the blog I link to" -- it's not above!
Posted by: Betty C. | January 28, 2008 at 08:53 PM
I'm still hesitant as to who I support... I think I'm leaning towards Obama because I feel like he represents the kind of fresh change the U.S. needs, but then again, I haven't learned enough about his platform yet. So I really need to read up a bit before deciding...
Posted by: Alice | January 29, 2008 at 11:27 AM