The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Hilary:

A.J. @ 27

Actually, I just think she'll be more successful at manipulating the people she needs to manipulate, and she's more familiar with the kinds of manipulations she's going to have to do. I suppose, at heart, I believe she cares more and will therefore be more ruthless in her pursuit of congressional cooperation, and I find those qualities important just now.

I wouldn't actually object to Obama as President. I just wouldn't choose him for it, either. I'd love to see him as Vice President, though, then maybe President on down the line once some of that shiny goodness has worn off.

I find that I genuinely don't care what Bill and Hillary's relationship is, so much as I care THAT it is. It's fun to speculate, it always is, but I don't feel the why is very important here.

I suppose I see the Presidency as holding the wheel of a very large steamboat through uncharted waters in the dark. As a passenger, I don't care where the wheelman wants to go, or where they came from, or if they're happy holding the wheel... I care if they can see the icebergs coming and will steer the boat in time.

We've got a lot of icebergs ahead. It might be nice if the person holding the wheel had experienced eyes beside them, with a vested interest (whatever the cause) in the success of the person at the helm. Based on what I've seen, I'd vote for Clinton, her husband is a lucky bonus.

Obama I have less confidence in. My impression is that he has great ideas, and possibly good vision, but he seems less familiar with how to turn a boat, especially one this big.

I wouldn't be human if I didn't toss my own favorite webcomic into the suggestions: Errant Story. This has been my favorite since 2003, and has remained my favorite read this whole time, despite my later meeting and marrying the creator.

Also, you should really check out Minus.

You know, a lot of these responses seem to be all about the question of whether a draft is going to happen or not, or about the military or political effects of a draft. Those are important, of course, but I think that they may also be dodging the issue a bit. The real question is one of personal choice... if it happens, where will you stand? How will you choose to act? Disapproval is all well and good, but how do you propose to stop this if it actually gets to the sticking point?

I turned 23 less than two weeks ago, and though I'm female I don't expect that to matter if a draft is reinstated. For me, the above questions are very real ones, not only because I personally could be drafted, but because my friends and loved ones are just as likely to be drafted as I am. Personally, I've been a Quaker all my life and I have no question that I would refuse to serve regardless of the consequences, but even that isn't going to make a bit of difference for anyone else.

I'm left wondering, is there really anything that would make a difference at this point, or have we allowed our freedoms to dissolve so much that our government can act completely independently of the will of the people, with nary a consequence in sight?

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