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I would be surprise if anyone other than McCain wins the GOP nomination. Rudy has a tainted past apart from the comical drag queen moment with Donald Trump. His decisions prior to and during 9/11 are not as stellar as he wants them to appear--but on the platform of family values, he will be buried. It does not matter though, McCain will get the GOP nod.
I am more concern about the Dems. Hillary use to be the shit, now she is just a flip-flopping candidate. I do hope dems think carefully and choose wisely in the Democratic primaries.
Rob,
I hear you about Hilary. I'm seriously thinking of casting my vote for Obama. He's from your neck of the woods - what's your impression. He's really middle-of-the-road, but he's a thinking mans middle of the road. I like my presidents with an impressive academic pedigree (thus my non-enthusiasm for either Kerry or Bush in 2004 - two mediocre legacy types at Yale). I loved Bill Clinton (Rhodes Scholar) and Bill Bradley (same) - though both had their flaws. Clinton dug white trashy fat chicks and Bradley was as exciting as watching someone bag groceries.
Obama was President of Harvard Law Review - very impressive. I don't know that he has accomplished a whole hell of a lot in politics, but I know where he stood on the war as it was being debated. He's for universal health care, not burning our social security and his book "The Audacity of Hope" is holding my attention even though it's more about the boring-ass subject of the political process. Not sure that I think he's the new messiah like the press is hyping him, but if I had to pick between Hilary and her baggage, Edwards and his Jim Bakkar like smile and Obama and his inexperience at the top level - I'm going with Obama.
I see the real problem is experience for all three. Hil only has one more term in the bank than either Edwards or Obama. I'm not counting being a first lady as public service. Bill Richardson at least has experience as a Gov. but I don't think he's got the name recognition to beat the big three. I see him as a prime VP candidate though.
On the GOP side, they've got a veteran Senator like McCain and Rudy who had to lead NYC through 9/11. These guys are proven leaders with track records. Both at times have been known to think outside the box and not appeal to the right's orthodoxy - though McCain is hedging that now. It should be interesting.
Kurt
I like Obama, but I want to see him come out more against the war--which I think will happen with time. I dig his universal health care position. I don't hold it against it that he only has two years in Washington...heck that's a plus in my book (he is not already too much in bed with the DC powerbrokers)
Hillary is too late to the anti-war bandwagon. sure most dems voted in favor of the war but some are admitting it was a mistake. hilarry won't even admit that and she blames the faulty info. i use to love her...but her flip-flop on the war is unacceptable. plus she is not a viable candidate with her troubled past apart from slicky willy.
My vote will go for any democrat who strongly opposes the war and who is likely to beat the GOP candidate (check out Jim Webb, Senator from VA).
I agree with you that our president should be well educated and intelligent but right now I will take any democrat with common-sense, compassion and intergity.
McCain is going to be the GOP candidate--and tough one too. I don't like his thinking on foreign policy. he believes our values are better than the rest of the world and we are here to determine the future of the world. while I am sure he is not advocating carpet bombing anyone who thinks otherwise, it is that kind of Manifest Destiny thinking that leads to serious problems.
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