I'd appreciate your comments.


Dear Senator Clinton:

My name is (Pegatha). I am a licensed psychologist in Auburn, Alabama.
I am writing to share some thoughts with you.

First, let me say that I'm a big fan of yours. I've watched you from afar for 20 years,
and grew to respect your integrity and just plain grit. It goes without saying that you've encountered incredible challenges and surmounted them with grace.

I have no idea whether or not you plan to run for president in 2008. A year ago, I hoped that you would, and planned to support you. Since that time, however, I have witnessed what has appeared to me to be attempts by you to pander to the "middle." A relatively minor such example would be your support of legislation to censure flag burning. Your refusal to rescind your vote in favor of the Iraq war is a major example, obviously, and is very disturbing to me.

Karl Rove is not the only one who is obsessed with you. I am a member of a web-forum called "Common Ground, Common Sense," http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/for...dex.php?act=idx
which is an off-shoot of the Kerry/Edwards campaign forum. We consist
of about 300 folks from all over the country who are representative of all shades of moderation and liberality. While, rationally we know that it's much too early to be seriously discussing it, nonetheless, we endlessly debate who would be our best choice to bring Democrats out of the doldrums and into the White House. Many are convinced that you already have the nomination wrapped up. However, a consensus has arisen that, should you receive the nomination, you will not win.

Sorry.

It is significant that, In the last couple of months, you have lost the support of both of my favorite liberal pundits, Molly Ivins and Arianna Huffington. If you don't have the support of women like these, how can you hope to win?

The reason I am writing is not to bash you, but to give you some advice, while I'm pretty sure that you'll never read it. I still think you'd make a fine president - perhaps the best. But first I think you need to retrench and re-think your approach. The people of New York seem to love and respect you. You're plenty young -
consider spending a few more years just being the best damn Senator that you can be - stop worrying about how your actions will "play" to the rest of America. You are at your best when you show your idealism and heart, not when you make choices that seem calculating and shrewd.

Whatever your choice, I wish you the very best.

Sincerely,


Pegatha, Ph.D.

Wow. Good luck getting that read. Let us know if you get more than a boiler plate reply. I write my members of Congress all the time and never get much more than that. The only time I received something personal was asking my Congressman 'My students want to know what your proudest accomplishments were.' I got something that answered that question directly, the signature doesn't exactly match the other ones I've received, so maybe he even signed it.

This one is quite direct and personal. Maybe it will get to an upper advisor. Do you plan on sending a 'real' letter, or email?

What do you think? PP suggested I send it to her DC office. The address there is:

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States Senate
476 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

I was really planning to e-mail it, but the form to do so on her website is really constricting.

http://clinton.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm

Well, you can copy/paste your note into the little square box they provide, it says a maximum of 10000 characters. You are within that limit.

You may also try her email address (info@friendsofhillary.com) - found at her campaign website.

Keep in mind pegatha, I am the one person who actually thinks she can and will win.
And I have already guaranteed the board, if you do run, you shall win Texas. So you better win Texas.
And I am from NJ, after living in NY til 1989, and you are doing a great job as Senator.
And the odd thing is, you are NOT my choice for President. Al Gore is.

I would love it if you backed off and publicly backed Al Gore.

But, I know you will not, I know the "fix is in" and I know you are going to be the Demcratic Candidate for President in 2008, and you can and shall win.

I just hope you are free and independent and to the left, when it matters, come Jan. 09.

Oh yeah another thing, should Miss Pegatha's letter bring you here...
while we have your attention-

Once you attain office, please pick Al Gore for your Vice President
(Clinton-Gore worked once), and DON'T SWEEP THE BUSH MESS UNDER THE RUGS. INVESTIGATE, INVESTIGATE, INVESTIGATE.