All About McCain

[3894]

Originally Posted by Alex

But it almost makes me want to vote for her simply as a form of apology for the number of people who's second response to her nomination (after "who?") was an evaluation of her ****ability.

Level playing field requires we discuss McCain's ****ability. On a scale of 1 to 10, -50.

[Tenigma]

Originally Posted by 3894

Level playing field requires we discuss McCain's ****ability. On a scale of 1 to 10, -50.

Wow, you actually gave a number.

btw we should ask Ms. Cindy. Alex said there's talk that he uses Viagra.

[Gemini Cricket]

Between the two, who would I want as president if something awful were to happen? The person with the experience or the person without? I'd say the former.

[Alex]

Between the two, who do you want to be president if nothing happens? The one with the experience or the one without?

While I think this blunts McCain's ability to criticize Obama's relative lack of experience since it would now rebound on McCain, I think Obama and supporters have to be very careful to not criticize Palin for lacking experience since that rebounds on them as well.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Alex

Between the two, who do you want to be president if nothing happens? The one with the experience or the one without?

While I think this blunts McCain's ability to criticize Obama's relative lack of experience since it would now rebound on McCain, I think Obama and supporters have to be very careful to not criticize Palin for lacking experience since that rebounds on them as well.

No, I see what you're saying.

Palin: 4 years in the City Council. Then she was Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for 1 year. And then Governor of Alaska for 2 years.

Obama: Was in the Illinois Senate from 1997-2004. And was a Senator for 3 years.

[scaeagles]

Yeah, I think the experience thing is still a losing proposition for Obama. Unless he wants to talk about death or assassination, which would be really kind of creepy.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Yeah, I think the experience thing is still a losing proposition for Obama. Unless he wants to talk about death or assassination, which would be really kind of creepy.

Yeah, except that I've never before found the VP choice to be so important, precisely because both candidates have a very increased chance of dying in office, imo.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Yeah, I think the experience thing is still a losing proposition for Obama.

I don't think that Obama will start going out of his way to attack McCain-Palin for a lack of experience. It just gives him a ready-made comeback anytime Republicans bring it up.

[Alex]

Of course, my answer is that I don't consider "experience" to be that significant a factor in choosing a president and it certainly hasn't be a great indicator of presidential success in the past.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Alex

Of course, my answer is that I don't consider "experience" to be that significant a factor in choosing a president and it certainly hasn't be a great indicator of presidential success in the past.