The United States Presidential Candidates
The big question that will be enforced on our society for the next month and a half is, who will be the next president? After watching tonight’s presidential debate, in my mind, there is still no candidate that makes me say, “Wow, this is our guy!” Both candidates really didn’t answer the questions too clearly, and both candidates just kept exchanging jabs back at each other, while relying on their past records. Who cares about the past? Let’s talk about the future!
ECONOMY
Obama started off by saying that we (the United States) are in the worst economy since the great depression, but where were the answers to solve it? All he did was allude to the fact that McCain and Bush have a “connection” when dealing with the economic crisis. Duh. They’re both republican. He also answers this by saying we need to lower taxes, crack down on CEO’s, and come up with an infrastructure to create jobs. HOW is this going to get done?
McCain was just as bad. He said that we need to stop the spending spree, yet at the same time he wants us to buy all of the bad mortgages. That doesn’t make sense! He also stated that he has a plan, yet he never really told us what the plan consists of?
Winner- draw
TREASURER SECRETARY CHOICE
Obama- Warren Buffet-CEO Berkshire Hathaway- philanthropist-financial advisor for Lebron James
McCain- Meg Whitman-CEO eBay-never heard of her until now
Winner- Obama
BAILOUT RESCUE
Obama said, “This is not the end of the process, this is the beginning.” And then went on to note what he will try to do for American families which to me sounded like fairy tale talk.
McCain was actually straightforward on this topic as he said that we need to stabilize markets and buy up the bad loans.
Winner-McCain
PRIORITIES
Obama- 1. Energy, 2. Health care, 3. Education
McCain- said that all can be taken care of adequately, never gave a prioritized list for those three topics.
Winner-draw; but more, Obama, for actually giving an order
LAST THOUGHTS
As mentioned, this debate was really a bunch of bull for an hour and a half. These guys stated what it is they want to do in order to take care of some of the problems facing our country, but yet, none of them took it a step further to really explain better to us regular folk of how they will take care of these issues. It seemed that they both took some swigs of the haterade, but McCain was drunk off it, as it seemed like 90% of what he had to say was Obama bashing.
Last but not least, to wrap this debate up in its the best form, both of these candidates must not have played red light green light when they were young. There was a traffic light kind of device used during the debate to help them recognize when to go, have final thoughts, and conclude. They clearly do not know what a red light means, as they kept talking. My advice to not be on the road with either of them. They’ll cause an accident!
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This is an interesting take on a debate that covered a lot of territory - looking at the pieces.
Let's look at the column in the same fashion.
Intro:
I agree that neither candidate is one that makes me jump up and down, although I do have a distinct take on who I don't want to be VP. The columnist's credibility could be bolstered by getting the dates right - the election is in exactly 4 weeks - 28 days.
Economy:
Although I agree that the answers are short on detail, this is nothing new in a presidential "debate" and certainly expected in the time allotted. McCain did have a brand new idea - to buy up all the bad mortgages to stabilize housing prices. Although similar to the bailout legislation, this is actually a new proposal - one that would cost billions more dollars.
Treasury secretary:
McCain actually brought up Buffets name first - a huge mistake as far as a debate is concerned... buffet is an Obama supporter. To make a simple mistake a disaster - McCain acknowledged as much..
Bailout/rescue:
McCain's proposal is not the same as the Bailout/Rescue... A more significant part of that question was "Have we seen the worst of it?" It's a question that neither answered directly.
Priorities:
This is a matter of opinion... I'd say McCain's answer was adequate. The better question of priorities was the one regarding entitlements such as Social Security and Medi-Care.
Final Thoughts:
Since these are the columnists final thoughts, they are neither right or wrong. My final thoughts are simply that this was McCain's debate to win or lose - because of his current standing in polls, a tie goes to Obama.
Trying to write about a political debate as if it was a sports contest is a good rubric, but very difficult to pull off.
The opening sentence:
"The big question that will be enforced on our society for the next month and a half is..."
made me wonder about the writer's understanding of the political process.
"...enforced on our society?"
Lost me there.
The writer did waltz through the debate, chronologically and made some good points about what the candidates were saying.
In the end, however, referring to the debate as "really a bunch of bull for an hour and a half." undermines anything that the writer presents.
The writer's job is to explain the bull, to put it in context.
BTW, what exactly does "they both took some swigs of the haterade," mean?
Did the writer mean Gatorade, Kool-Aid?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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