I would like to follow up on Charlotte's follow up comment.
I think that experience really does play a huge factor. First of all, say you were having open heart surgery. Who would you want to operate on you? Someone who has been doing surgeries for twenty five years or someone who has been doing it for two? I think I would trust the one who has been doing surgeries for twenty five years.
I have never seen a man who loved his country so much as John McCain. A good friend of mine who has returned from Iraq and has seen the action there commented. "It is not the fact the that McCain was a POW for five years, but he understands the plight of the military. He understands the blood, sweat and tears that they go through to make sure everyone in the United States is able to live freely. Obama has never seen that blood, sweat and tears. He will not concieve that they are doing a lot of good in Iraq and let us reach our victory. They are better trained, equipped, and motivated to get this done!"
McCain loves his country so much that he cannot raise his arms because he was a POW for five years. Is a president's speech actually supposed to be exciting in the first place? I want someone who I know will fight for my ability to be free and who has PROVED it.
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Of course experience plays a factor, no one is denying that. And I'm sure there are plenty of other people who love this country as much or possibly more than Senator McCain, and one could argue that Obama may be one of them...and I don't necessarily believe that being a member of the military is the deciding factor nor PROOF that someone is the better candidate, but that's beside the point. I have plenty of friends who have served and are serving in the military, and I would never elect them!
And while this, too, is not a deciding factor, I would hope that a president's speech would at least evoke some emotion other than tears of boredom. For people our age, their grandparents and great grandparents had presidents they loved, not just someone they tolerated (or loathed!). Why not now?
Presidents don't act alone; they have their veeps and advisers for guidance. The bottom line is, the only kind of person who is absolutely "ready" to be president is one who already has been; the presidency is a position unlike any other. The question is who has the capability. And while I don't completely doubt McCain's abilities, he's too much of a gimmicky, flip-flopping panderer to be trusted as consistent, in my opinion.
Finally, back to experience: It's funny how much he and his party berated Obama for lack of experience, then McCain chooses quite possibly the least experienced running mate in the country, who'll "get back to ya" *wink* when asked pressing questions or specific examples.
Hmm.
Maryann--can you link back to Charlotte's original comment/your original post?It would be helpful for us to know where this all stemmed from.
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