Missed the Democratic debate last week. I understand I didn't miss much. No new good ideas. None of the second tier candidates made any progress. The biggest coverage of the three top candidates of was of them professing their faith for Jesus. As I said before, I don't think God is going to bless us just because our leaders end every speech with "may God bless America". I find that people who goes around saying how great God is in their lives are usually moralistically deficient. Hilary Clinton is an example of that. Does anyone really believe that the Clintons are religious people? Yet she is saying how faith kept her marriage together. The truth is nobody can possibly win the presidency without pretending that he or she is religious, preferrably a protestant chrisitan. So instead of coming with ideas of their own, candidates all pretend they get strength from God. I don't have any respect for that since I always believe that God helps those who help themselves.
I did catch most of the Republican debate. I am just as disappointed with the Republicans. Actually I like Ron Paul. Or is Paul Ron? At least he knows that preemptive strikes and trying to create democracy by military force are bad ideas. I understand McCain's position and he has no choice now but continue his advocation for more aggresssion in Iraq. Giuliani was my favorite among the Republicans before but I don't see how I can vote for him after hearing him talk about Iraq. He still insists that invading Iraq was a good idea. Mitt Romney tried his best to avoid the question as to whether he would have invaded Iraq. Finally he said that if Hussein had let inspectors in before the war then the war would not have started. This shows how much he kept track of the war since Hussein did let inspectors in before the U.S. invaded. This was almost as much a blunder as when Ford said that Poland was not under Soviet control during his debate with Carter.
So the quality of candidates is still poor. Since all the primaries are being moved up this means that only candidates with lots of money backing can campaign in numerous primaries at once. This makes it unlikely that an unknown candidate will get momentum by a good showing in New Hampshire or Iowa. So no fresh faces to keep things interesting!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
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I did not catch any of the debates. I think they are useless and a waste of money right now. Can a dark horse candidate really come out of these debates? I can't even believe that some of these "candidates" think they have a shot.
ReplyDeleteWe all know that in the end, it'll be between Hillary, Obama and Edwards for the dems (unless Gore puts his hat in the ring) and it'll be Guilliani, Romney, McCain (and maybe Thompson if he decides to run) for the GOP.
First off it takes huge money to get far in the campaign. I don't see any of the tier 2 candidates with the financial backing the tier 1 candidates do.
I don't understand why Guilianni's stance on the war is the way it is. He doesn't need to have a hard stance. All he has to do is play 911 to the ground and that will get him by. He is going to miss out on the support of those that are against the war.
If Romney didn't have the huge cash he does, I don't see how this guy is in the race. Of all the front runners, he seems least prepared to answer questions about his policies. Maybe he thinks he can coast by until the primaries? Does he seriously think he can win the nomination anyway by being a mormon? Maybe he's trolling for a vice presidency.
McCain is slipping in the polls and I'm getting a little worried. I thought that if he hung on until the primaries that he'd have a shot but I don't get what his campaign managers are doing to him.
Fred Thompson could really screw things up in the hierchy. He's the type of republican the right wingers would go for. Plus he has that name recognition. I'm not a huge fan of his politics but he's a definite dark horse...should he decide to run.
What's the deal with Al Gore anyway? Is he biding his time or is he just not sure if he wants to run? There was a great article on him in Time magazine a few weeks back. Instead of shedding more light on the situation, it just made things more confusing.
Just saw a poll showing that he'd get 20% of the democratic vote. I think it was good for 3rd of 4th.
It would be interesting to see if he runs. And if he does run, does he run as a democrat? Could you imagine running as a Green party candidate? What would that do to the election?
LBOAYM
My favorite politician at this time is Jeff Flake, a Republican congressman from Arizona. He is about 45 years old and is too young to run for president but I will be watching his progress. He is a Mormon but he is no Romney. He was originally for the war but has changed his mind wisely. His mission was in Africa and from this he learned a lot about international politics and the hardships of those in third world countries. As a result he is a moderate on immigration. But what is most impressive about him is his integrity when it comes to finances. He is a strong opponent of earmarks and other pork projects. He brings so little back to his district that the local politicians hate him. He spoke out against other members of Congress who abuse the system. He especially points his fingers at members of his own party because they were in charge of Congress most of the time while he served. This has alienated him from some in the Republican party. But he is being a true fiscal conservative and an honest politician. He is not trying to buy his way up the ladder. So keep this guy in mind in the future.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to keep my eye out for Flake. Unfortunately from what you've written about him, it sounds like he is could never be a candidate for President. I still don't think the country is ready for a Mormon and it sounds like he's already alienated people in his party. At 45 he's young but not that young. If he's thinking of ever running, he's got to start thinking of a candidacy now and be ready to trial run in 2012. Then if things go well for him in 2012, he'll have a realistic chance for 2016.
ReplyDeleteAt this point, I'm not even sure if the country is ready for a woman or man of color. But between the two, I would think that Hillary has the edge over Obama as far as getting more votes.
I read this morning that McCain's handler says that they are not spending ad money right now because it makes no sense. He says it's way too early because no one is paying attention. So maybe they're looking for a late run? I still don't like how he's getting his messages across. He's got to show that he has a clear message and vision.
LBOAYM