The race for president
By this time in most presidential campaigns, I already know who I'm going to vote for. But this year is different.
I must admit that I don't know which candidate I'm going to vote for in the primary. I have a couple of people I'm leaning toward, but it's still too early to make a commitment.
But I will say that this year's campaign has been interesting. There have been more debates than Blue Collar Comedy Tour shows on the Comedy Channel. And some have been just as funny.
The Democrats are down to two players, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. One is African-American, and the other a woman. To me, that's not an issue.
But I do believe it shows you how far we've come in this country. I don't think that would have happened 30 or 40 years ago.
Obama's lack of overall experience is a question for some, while the common concern with Clinton seems to be trust. And if her husband can sit back and allow her to run the country if elected.
Obama's lack of experience can be made up for by strong, quality people around him. Shouldn't a strong, quality president surround himself/herself with people who are more knowledgeable?
Hillary does have that "insider" image. She has been in Washington for a long time, and knows how the political game is played. Is that good or bad?
I would hope she learned a lot in the eight years her husband was president. Presidents usually don't get the opportunity to sit back and watch -- inside the White House -- what's happening before they're elected.
On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain is pulling away from Govs. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee and Rep. Ron Paul.
The question here is, will the Republicans unite behind McCain? Rush Limbaugh and the ultra conservative members of the party have questioned whether McCain is the right choice.
The way I see it, the Republican voters have spoken ... the ultra conservatives must live with the majority's vote. That's the way things are done in this country (well, sort of ... ask Al Gore to explain that a little better).
Have you ever listened to Paul? He doesn't have a chance to win the nomination, but the guy doesn't sugar-coat how he feels. It almost sounds like he wants to start another revolution. Maybe that's what we need.
There's a pretty good chance the Democrats will still be battling when the Indiana primary rolls around. The Republican race will probably be over.
But we can sit back and enjoy the campaign race for November.
- -- Posted by Gene Hall68 on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, at 8:32 AM
- -- Posted by GarthHudson on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, at 1:05 PM
- -- Posted by simmons on Sat, Feb 9, 2008, at 7:19 AM
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