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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (243662)3/26/2008 5:28:29 PM
From: FJB  Respond to of 794280
 
Obama is head and shoulders above McCain when it comes to intellect and temperament. Maybe that's all the reason he needs...

Well, he could be another Albert Einstein, but that is not what the Presidency requires. Being President requires that person to do the right thing. Obama seems incapable of that.



To: Tom Clarke who wrote (243662)3/26/2008 5:54:56 PM
From: gamesmistress  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794280
 
Obama is head and shoulders above McCain when it comes to intellect and temperament.

Intellect, schmintellect. Jimmy Carter was brighter, at least in the intellectual sense, than Ronald Reagan, but a much worse President. And I don't think we know that much about Obama's temperament. We haven't really seen him in unrehearsed situations, and he's been very carefully managed. His public persona is more affable than McCain's, and he has tons more charisma. Not enough for me to choose him as President.



To: Tom Clarke who wrote (243662)3/26/2008 6:17:21 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794280
 
Why wasn't he smart enough to avoid joining a racist church?



To: Tom Clarke who wrote (243662)3/26/2008 8:57:11 PM
From: KLP  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 794280
 
What knowledge and proof of this statement do you have, tom?

Obama sure could have fooled most of us....We would have left the church he supported financially and that he said supported him emotionally, a LONG time ago. Among other things......

Obama is head and shoulders above McCain when it comes to intellect and temperament.



To: Tom Clarke who wrote (243662)3/26/2008 9:06:03 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk  Respond to of 794280
 
In a better world Obama would be discouraged from voting, let alone running for office. He probably has a superior intellect, a nice temperament and is generally a decent guy.

His widely shared innocence wrt economic thought allows his kind to pursue policies that will work to our detriment. It's entirely possible that he believes he can dictate results better than can be achieved by mostly leaving us alone.