Barack Obama would make a better president than Hillary Clinton

Barack Obama has been shaking the nation with his ideas over certain issues and everyone in the country is listening to him. He clearly is beating out Clinton at the moment but does that mean he would do a better job? I believe he would. Therefore, I support the topic, Barack Obama would make a better president than Hillary Clinton. I have four main reasons why I believe this. First, Obama is better than Clinton on trade. Second, Obama can unite the U. S. more effectively. Third, Obama would be a better commander. And lastly, Obama is a better public speaker. My first point is that Barack Obama is better than Clinton on trade. Columbia University economist Jagdish Bhagwait said in financial times that Obama is better in trade. Hillary Clinton wants to pause the Doha round of trade talks. Also, Barack has better economic advisorsm including Austan Goolsbee of the University of Chicago. The unions that support Obama are less opposed to trade than those that support Clinton. Clinton must oppose NAFTA more strongly than Obama because her husband supported it. Also, Obama proposed the Patriot Employer Act. This will allow him to embrace the multilateral free trade that has served the American and the world interest so well. My second point is that Barack Obama can unite the U. S. more effectively. In an interview, Obama stated that he has the capacity that Clinton lacks to unify the country. "I think it is fair to say that I believe I can bring the country together more effectively than she can," Obama said. "I will add, by the way, that is not entirely a problem of her making. Some of those battles in the '90s that she went through were the result of some pretty unfair attacks on the Clintons. But that history exists, and so, yes, I believe I can bring the country together in a way she cannot do. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be running. " Obama has said many of Clinton's views are wrong. He said that Clinton's foreign policy views risk continued international perceptions of U. S. arrogance. "Her argument is going to be that 'I'm the experienced Washington hand,' and my argument is going to be that we need to change the ways of Washington," he said. "That's going to be a good choice for the American people. " My third point is that Barack Obama would be a better commander. This Clinton tactic was on display at the Texas debate when she was slamming Obama as lacking the experience to be commander-in-chief. "I've [represented] our country in more than 80 countries to negotiate . .. opening borders for refugees during the war in Kosovo, to stand up for women's rights . .. around the world," she said. "I've served on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and I have worked as one of the leaders in the Congress on behalf of Homeland Security. " While this experience, if accurate, might qualify one as a senator or an ambassador, it is not exactly the job skills of a commander-in-chief. In the wake of the Bush calamity, the nation deserves a wise commander-in-chief steeped in world history, courageous and keen of judgment. While steering this lone superpower, this helmsman should be mindful of the limits of military force in the unstable age of international terror. This is not to decorate Obama as an model commander-in-chief, but rather to measure him against Clinton, who supported the war, and McCain, who should know better. In a desperate grasp for power, 71-year-old McCain has thrown himself on the mercy of the Bush White House. He now supports every jot and tittle of current Bush policy, including tax cuts and the war in Iraq. Voters wish not to prolong these crippling mistakes. Among Obama's other gifts, he seems blessed so far with opponents frightfully out of step with the Democratic process. My fourth point is that Obama is a better public speaker. I am not saying that Clinton isn't a good speaker because she is. But, we are debating who is better and that person is Obama. I have seen many of his speeches, heard many comments about his speeches and have only heard good things. He knows what he is talking about. Speaking skills are in important characteristic of a president because without good speaking skills you cannot communicate to your fellow Americans, you can't communicate with leaders of other countries, or communicate with anybody. Therefore, you can obviously see how much better Mr. Obama would be for the country. He is better in trade, he can unite the country more effectively, he would be a better commander, and he is a better public speaker.