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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Today I am announcing that I will form an exploratory committee to run for president.

And I want you to join me not just for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country -- about the bold but practical changes we need to overcome six years of Bush administration failures.

I am going to take this conversation directly to the people of America, and I'm starting by inviting all of you to join me in a series of web chats over the next few days.

The stakes will be high when America chooses a new president in 2008.

As a senator, I will spend two years doing everything in my power to limit the damage George W. Bush can do. But only a new president will be able to undo Bush's mistakes and restore our hope and optimism.

Only a new president can renew the promise of America -- the idea that if you work hard you can count on the health care, education, and retirement security that you need to raise your family. These are the basic values of America that are under attack from this administration every day.

And only a new president can regain America's position as a respected leader in the world.

I believe that change is coming November 4, 2008. And I am forming my exploratory committee because I believe that together we can bring the leadership that this country needs. I'm going to start this campaign with a national conversation about how we can work to get our country back on track.

This is a big election with some very big questions. How do we bring the war in Iraq to the right end? How can we make sure every American has access to adequate health care? How will we ensure our children inherit a clean environment and energy independence? How can we reduce the deficits that threaten Social Security and Medicare?

No matter where you live, no matter what your political views, I want you to be a part of this important conversation right at the start. So to begin, I'm going to spend the next several days answering your questions in a series of live video web discussions. Starting Monday, January 22, at 7 p.m. EST for three nights in a row, I'll sit down to answer your questions about how we can work together for a better future. And you can participate live at my website. Sign up to join the conversation here.

I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America, where I learned that we could overcome every obstacle we face if we work together and stay true to our values.

I have worked on issues critical to our country almost all my life. I've fought for children for more than 30 years. In Arkansas, I pushed for education reform. As First Lady, I helped to expand health care coverage to millions of children and to pass legislation that dramatically increased adoptions. I also traveled to China to affirm that women's rights are human rights.

And in the Senate, I have worked across party lines to get billions more for children's health care, to stop the president's plan to privatize Social Security, and to make sure the victims and heroes of 9/11 and our men and women in uniform receive the fair treatment they deserve. In 2006, I led the successful fight to make Plan B contraception available to women without a prescription.

I have spent a lifetime opening opportunities for tens of millions who are working hard to raise a family: new immigrants, families living in poverty, people who have no health care or face an uncertain retirement.

The promise of America is that all of us will have access to opportunity, and I want to run a 2008 campaign that renews that promise, a campaign built on a lifetime record of results.

I have never been afraid to stand up for what I believe in or to face down the Republican machine. After nearly $70 million spent against my campaigns in New York and two landslide wins, I can say I know how Washington Republicans think, how they operate, and how to beat them.

I need you to be a part of this campaign, and I hope you'll start by joining me in this national conversation.

As we campaign to win the White House, we will make history and remake our future. We can only break barriers if we dare to confront them, and if we have the determined and committed support of others.

This campaign is our moment, our chance to stand up for the principles and values that we cherish; to bring new ideas, energy, and leadership to a uniquely challenging time. It's our chance to say "we can" and "we will."

Let's go to work. America's future is calling us.

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It will cost her but she's got money.

AndyAndy2 · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject:

And she's got about as much clout in US politics than anyone. I really couldn't see Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the house) as Pres, some say she' ll go for it as she's hot more power than Bush at moment.

This is great, I think her husband was a good President, made a few errors in judgement but he was instrumental in achieving peace in NI - others took up the baton, of course.

I think the American people are ready for a female President, good on her.
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

AndyAndy2 · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Mark,

Agree, Khioto may get back on track when he does, I remember hearing he was the first President that couldn't do the 'walkto the whitehouse'. He got boo'd so much vhe had to go in the car.

Plus, he's made America the most hated country in the world (not by me though).
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Cherskiy · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

AndyAndy2 · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject:

Well said, Cherskiy (and thanks for correcting the Kyouto spelling),

I do wonder how the next president will handle Iraq though, If it's a complete pull out then that could be seen as leaving them in their hour of need.

I think this issue will dominate the election - it has too, a president taking power whilst on a war footing will get practically nothing else done.

This is rather a spooky mirror of what the West Wing did in the final series. if only America could get a president like the fictional Bartlett or Santos.

Maybe they will with H. Clinton.
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

I just can't understand how Thatcher was removed as PM in the UK, and Bush couldn't of been removed early as president. Why does it work different in the US?

AndyAndy2 · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:34 pm Post subject:

Money corrupts. Money = Oil = Power.
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Cherskiy · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject:

gfloyd · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject:

She wont win. Americans dont want a Bush Clinton Bush Clinton rotating presidency. If she does win Jeb Bush can take over in 8 years time. Laughing

Kyoto's dead anyway. Clinton winning or losing doesnt change that. Congress (either Democrat or Republican) wont approve it. Under the US Consititution treaties need to be approved by congress.

I am skeptical on climate change anyway. Sure the planet is heating up compated to 100 years ago but it has been much warmer in the past. We are due a mini Ice age in the climate cycle soon anyway so coincidentally we may be doing the right thing by polluting, if it delays or prevents an Ice Age which would be 1m times more catastrophic.
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Cherskiy · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject:

Ella Sailyour · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 579 Location: Marbella, Spain

MIKERAPHONE · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject:

Now if it was Monica Lewinsky runs for President i could understand.
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