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Old 04-30-2008, 11:58 AM   #1
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I do believe she can pull it out. I have a feeling it may be bigger than mine as well.

I don't think either democrat candidate is viable. Reminds me of the last election....

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Old 04-30-2008, 12:15 PM   #2
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I was pro Obama but the more I see how he has handled certain issues I am convinced he is no different than any other politician. It would be nice that once before I die I would like to vote for a candidate I really support rather than the lesser of two evils.
Everyone has made some very good points. For McCain the VP choice will be critical because of his age. Voting for Obama is becoming more difficult everyday because it hard to know where the real guy is. Hillary for me is a non-starter.
I believe Saltheart has it right. It is hard to believe that this is the best the country can come up with but on the other hand if you are a highly qualified executive or academic would you put yourself and your family through the 16 month circus that these people have gone through. The primaries should be a four month season start to finish with cap on spending so whoever wins has some portion of his soul left.
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Old 04-30-2008, 02:41 PM   #3
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II believe Saltheart has it right. It is hard to believe that this is the best the country can come up with but on the other hand if you are a highly qualified executive or academic would you put yourself and your family through the 16 month circus that these people have gone through. .

Isnt that exactly what Mitt Romeny was? I dont love the guy, but he was a self made executive with a history of getting things done.

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Old 04-30-2008, 04:44 PM   #4
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Isnt that exactly what Mitt Romeny was? I dont love the guy, but he was a self made executive with a history of getting things done.
Yes but he is a rare one. There a couple of takes on that. As a nation we rarely go for competence over vision. A candidate can be a great administrator etc. but if they do not light people up as a leader with a vision of where they want to take the country people will not vote for them. Romney was always going to have trouble with the Morman thing. It is not something people can identify with. Can you imagine what it would be like for him now if he was the prospective nominee with this thing in Texas. The second point is that oddly enough Americans do not like guys who have made a lot of money running for office. You can come from money that does not seem to be an issue but if you made it yourself in business it tends to irk people.
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Old 05-01-2008, 07:53 AM   #5
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I do believe she can pull it out. I have a feeling it may be bigger than mine as well.....
thats a friggan riot

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Old 05-02-2008, 08:12 AM   #6
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Spence, not sure if you were being sarcastic with your statement - Personal tangents like the Rev Wright or Vince Foster are pithy compared to what people really care about.

The Wright debacle is something that will not go away and sheds a lot of doubt on Obama. I've been to 50 baptisms, never one where the PASTOR of the church performs the ceremony. Obama and WRight were close, Americans know that and in the end will hold the Wright controversy against him. I re-read some of the posts, at least we agree that Hillary could actually beat McCain.

Anyone hear that the Florida dems are goign to March on the Denver Convention to get their delegates in? This nomination is goign to be a blood bath for the dems.

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The Wright debacle is something that will not go away and sheds a lot of doubt on Obama. I've been to 50 baptisms, never one where the PASTOR of the church performs the ceremony.
The Wright issue is already going away, sure some right wing pundits will try to keep it alive as long as possible but the mainstream media is giving it far less coverage than they did last week.

Simply because there are bigger more important issues to discuss. There was no sarcasm in my post, and my pastor performed my baptism.

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