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Article: I WANT A REAL WOMAN TO LEAD.(Editorial)(Column)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- December 11, 2007
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Byline: David Reingold
I want a woman for president.
Does this mean I am supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton? No, it doesn't.
Ever since she ran for the Senate, Clinton has been trying to convince Americans that she is just as tough as a man. She will never admit it, but that is most likely why she voted for the Iraq war resolution in the first place.
With Americans itching for war and a popular president asking for authority to act, she could not afford to vote against the resolution and seem like a wuss. She needed to build up her macho credibility as someone who could lead America in war if it were necessary, and voting against a war ...