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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I'm not even coming close to comparing these candidates to George W Bush, he has no bearing in my opinion to the coming election, basically because McCain is a polar opposite to him. The last two elections the Dems have basically fed weak candidates to the Republican machine.
I think its more of the same in this election, not the McCain is a saint or anything like that, but even the biggest Republican hater has to admit that McCain has some pretty good chops, especially after the gong show Democratic rundown between Obama and Clinton, neither of whom, I'd vote for to run the U.S.
Just my opinion.
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Well, you're of course entitled to that opinion, but if you are going to make a statement of it being the weakest election class in a long time, you sort of HAVE to include the guys who ran for the job the last few years, including the one who won. You can't take Bush out of the equation just because it's convenient.
Do you really see any of these candidates doing worse than him? I mean, yes, they all have their flaws, but man, how can this not be anything but a win-win? Anything is possible, but the next president would have to crap the bed pretty badly for things to not start looking up for this country. If nothing else, either of the two candidates can atleast handle themselves with respect and class, are intelligent men who won't constantly embarras country in front of other world leaders, and have a semblance of wanting to do good for their country, and not just their buddies.
I would be satisfied if either Obama (paired with a strong team of foreign policy experts) or McCain would be president. I really think it's a positive election year, and if nothing else, a level of respect and honor will be brought back to the presidency.
And btw, I do agree the last two elections for the Democrats have been rather weak (even Al Gore only gained his momentum after his loss, during his election year he was rather uninspiring).