Hate this kind of thing. A change to what?

The diarist has nailed it. The democrats will have a hard time being the party of change if we are trying to put the Clintons back into the White House again. How is that seen as change? It boggles the mind how democrats see Hillary as change.

Indeed, Clinton wouldn't necessarily be the voice of change. On the other hand, I find government tends to function better when you have a grounded, moderate president working with a forward-thinking, progressive Congress (FDR excepted, of course). If we can elect a Congress that is willing to push through legislation that may actually allow for us to rebuild our little city upon a hill, we might truly get somewhere. The person in the White House must be able to communicate effectively to the rest of this country why what we're doing is a good idea and provide the charisma and leadership to inspire people to help in working, not just for themselves and not just for America, for our humanity and our world. I think Obama's the best we've got presently as I think Clinton's too stuck in an Executive Branch-centered ideology, but no one can be as far down that road as the Bush administration has (foolishly) been.

Definitely a part of my point. We need someone in the White House willing to work with Congress to scale back Executive power. I believe in our Republic, not our presidency. The brilliant system of checks and balances that the Founders came up with are starting to get a little too out of... well, out of balance.

Humility in a president? They have to think they can do the job before they run, so good luck. Ah well, maybe someday.