Re: Favorite Son Obama wins in Iowa...


On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, Jerry Okamura wrote:

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1201800909-sch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It's an American tradition that we elect our own
leaders. Obama would not be chosen by an
experience[d] selection board, but nevertheless he
may win because of the charisma and genuiness of his
character. People will take the chance that he can
learn on the job. Certainly John Kennedy was able to
do that.

Did John Kenndy have to lean his job when he became
President? "If" we are willing to gamble that
someone can "learn" to do the job, once they become
President, then just about anyone can do that, if
they have any brains at all can't they?

Depends on how well they learn. Bush for example. It's
a steep learning curve for some (that may never be
accomplished), and not a problem for most of the well
qualified that we elect.

OTOH McCaine's own 95 year old mother says that the
Republican party will hold it's nose over her son.
That's how important change is in this election--
when Republicans need independents badly enough to
offer the candidacy of someone that they dislike.

Only in those states that allow Independents to vote
for either party candidate.

Jerry, you forget that Iowa had a lot of Democrats in
name only for a day that they went to the Democrat
caucauses to vote for Obama. Clinton drew out a record
70,000 of the party faithfull to vote for her. But
independents brought Obama over her by 20%. So it's a
toss up for the other states on Super Tuesday. In
Florida and New Hampshire all the party faithfull went
for Clinton, and she won. In Nevada and South Carolina
it was the union and the blacks that went for Obama
that put him over the top.

So this new endorsement by Kennedy will certainly take
some of the party faithfull votes from her. An
endorsement of Obama by Gore (if he decides to do that.
But I doubt it. The man from Tennessee will do like the
man from S. Carolina, Edwards, and not endorse. Obama
and Clinton are evenly balanced now and the politicians
know it) will definitely kill her campaign. So check
the TV on Tuesday 2/5 to see a possible winner next
week for the 2008 Presidential Election.

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