response to andrewprice's post Meet The Candidates
True choice requires knowledge of the options
Commented on April 28, 2008 by - ByronNJFL
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response to andrewprice's post Meet The Candidates
Commented on April 28, 2008 by - ByronNJFL
John McCain has 1 child in Iraq. That doesn't make or break his or any other Commander-in-Chiefs ability to declare war or 'conflict' as it were.
However, its obvious John McCain is not an option, with his 100 years comment and the media's attempt to help him brush it over with differing opinions about what he said.
Now, I like Obama, but, I've said it elsewhere he doesn't have the experience and it shows...look at Afghanistan, he is running the committee that over-sees NATO, and has not held one meeting; he could simply have had one meeting to outline the agenda then, just like a President would do, DELEGATE control to a subordinate while he campaigns. It maybe a tactic to hide how he would handle things as Prez, but the Taliban just attempted to assassinate the Afghan prez, NATO has been begging for forces for months and he is still, by his actions, ignoring it. This from the man who said he'd go into Pakistan to get Bin Laden. Um, hello?
Hillary has what it takes, but the key for both Hillary and Obama, is not who votes them into office, but getting CONGRESS behind them. Yes, 'biffula', you're right, putting faith in anyone of these candidates is ridiculous, especially when Bush reminded everyone how you control this nation:
control congress.
The President was never intended to work in a vacuum, but most people put their faith in one candidate because they just don't know how the system works. They don't seem to understand that you have to vote for the Pres, then the congressmen who will support the pres, and finally the local/state officials that will keep that political philosophy implemented in your town. Lets hope the American people learn this quickly. They should already know it getting out of high school...