The Presidential races are in the news a lot lately, and they will be until after the election in November.
The New Hampshire primary is coming up on Tuesday. Barack Obama and John McCain are leading in most New Hampshire polls.
After hearing and reading story after story about all the candidates and watching some of the debates, I have to ask the question, “Are these people the best we have running for President?” I have strong doubts about these candidates changing anything. Most lack leadership skills. Many were born with “silver spoons” and they started out life with a “leg up” compared to most.
Sometimes it makes one wonder where American went wrong in the process of selecting our leaders.
I mentioned in an earlier blog that I was “an undecided voter.” After this weekend, I think I can change that to “an unhappy voter” because there are really not too many great choices. I will vote. I always do, but I may have to vote for the lesser of two evils.
With that being the case, here are my thoughts about most of the Presidential candidates:
Barack Obama: He makes some great “canned speeches” and he makes his audience want to believe. His debate skills are terrible, so that tells me that under a stressful situation, he might fold like a house of cards. He has little experience. Since he’s been in the senate, he’s spent most of his time campaigning for President. I’d like to see him run again in eight years when he has some experience.
John McCain: He’s a straight talker to some, and he’s a jackass to others. I lean toward the latter. He’s a veteran, which gives him some positive points with me. But will he change anything after being in D.C. all these years?
Hillary Clinton: I never voted for Bill, but I like Hillary better. I am also afraid of some of her ideas. I do believe she could hit the ground running if elected.
Mitt Romney: Does his hair ever blow in the wind? His people have not worked on his appearance to make him more like the average Joe. One has to wonder if he has he ever gotten his hands dirty? Seems like a typical rich kid, who has too much time on his hands and decided to run for President. He angered me when he compared his sons campaigning to personnel serving in military.
Mike Huckabee: He was the Wal-Mart candidate (nobody shops there, but the parking lot is always full) Now he’s in the bulls eye. He plays a mean bass guitar, so he may get the bass guitar voters. Maybe he places a little too much religion in his messages to some, but that’s fine with me. Would the voters elect him?
John Edwards: I like him, but he is too liberal. I do think he would make a good attorney general. Edwards and Romney have nice hair. Maybe they have the same stylist?
Rudy Giuliani: There’s a lot of crap piling up on him. He may have miscalculated the earlier races and may never catch back up. Once I thought he might be the only Republican who could beat Hillary. Hillary may not make it to February. Rudy may not either. Rudy would make America safer.
Fred Thompson: When I think of Fred, I think “Oh what could have been.” He kept people waiting and lost momentum. He does not seem like he really wants it. Fred and Rudy have no hair. Adam Schiff was a better D.A. than Arthur Branch.
There are other candidates (Paul, Richardson, Kucinich) but they are not too competitive at this time, but they make it interesting.
Yes, the choices are slim for this voter. I would like for one of them to say or do something that would lead me to believe in them – something that would grab me – make me take notice – energize me – make me proud to support them. That has not happened yet.
