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Originally Posted by 7thsfsniper
I'm from Missouri-so show-me(and I got the time).  Actually JAD, I like to think there is good in all people. I'm sure Barack is not a evil or sinister guy. I have listened to several of his speeches(un-edited) and he talks a good game. If he is genuine then he has some good traits(ie his views on personal responsibility) which by the way goes against his party values, IMHO.
I can't say I hope you are right because personally I am sick of the whole political process and may not vote at all for the first time in twenty years. I really don't like any of them. The men that I thought may be right for the job are already out of the race. Not only do my political views differ greatly from Obama and Clinton I really don't like the character of either. I am a libertarian(not a liberal!) and I am afraid that, IMO it is too late to fix many global problems and some here at home through the political process or diplomacy. Now I know the image some people draw when a person says what I just did(usually liberals). So to answer that I will say I am a very happy, positive person. No doomsday, evrything is hard, everything sucks, kind of attitude.  |
Who you like and don't is your business. I don't particularly like Clinton or Obama either, but if a gun was put to my head, I'd choose Obama because he runs a tight ship and he navigated his way to the top without a kick-start like Hillory got. On the other hand I like McCain for what he's been through and how he handled it, and because he's a private person.
Speaking of Libertarians, I sent my son to a school in SC run by an ex-Marine officer who is an active Libertarian. The school is up in the mountains and its centerpiece is survival training and communal work along with regular classroom studies. My son often talked to me about the civics and history lessons the ex-Marine officer taught at the school. As you can imagine, he came home a libertarian with the same tendencies to look over his shoulder to see if any anti-strict constructionists were creeping up on him and a supply of mild conspiracy theories. Self-reliance is a common and admirable trait among many Liberatarians. Cheers.