[Grovenet] I believe the Democrats have suddenly developed akeensense of morality.

[Bonnie Combs]

Ah David, you write so well.  Goodnight, all.

Bonnie


--- On Wed, 8/27/08, David Morelli <jo.david at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: David Morelli <jo.david at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] I believe the Democrats have suddenly developed akeensense of morality.
> To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 12:16 AM
> On Aug 26, 2008, at 10:44 PM, Steven wrote:
> 
> > Bush isn't running.
> > One of these two guys is going to be running the
> country.
> 
> > Face it.  I can't back either one. Getting
> sophomoric won't do any  
> > good.
> 
> Steven,
> 
> Yes, one of them will have the position of President. 
> However, Bush  
> has demonstrated that the President may not be the person
> running the  
> country.  In fact, he demonstrated that the administration
> may not be  
> running the government.
> 
> McCain served his country as an officer and a pilot, the
> same  
> position George Bush held.  McCain had more combat
> experience and  
> time as POW.  That required good reflexes, strong will,
> fierce  
> loyalty and the ability to follow orders.  I doubt that he
> ever  
> served as a flag officer, and I doubt that he really had
> more  
> leadership experience that a typical staff sergeant.
> 
> For both McCain and Obama their ability to identify good
> lieutenants,  
> plan strategy, and organize a campaign is likely a better
> indication  
> of their leadership ability.
> 
> Obama managed to conduct his campaign against Clinton, and
> so far  
> against McCain, without becoming seriously distracted by
> the  
> opposition's attempts to derail his program.  McCain is
> offering less  
> vision and more attack.
> 
> If you apply those two approaches to the operation of the
> American  
> government, I see that we are offered two different
> futures.  Obama  
> has a strategic vision and the demonstrated ability to
> deliver on the  
> program while remaining civil.  McCain demonstrates a
> tactical  
> approach with attacks on opponents and bare knuckle one on
> one combat.
> 
> For President, I want someone who can see "the big
> picture"'.  I  
> prefer someone who actually understands the situation,
> instead of  
> relying on an instantaneous, gut reaction response. 
> Russia's move  
> into Georgia was part of a larger strategic plan, we really
> cannot  
> afford to have a President who plays "tit for
> tat", because that  
> gives the advantage to the first player to move.  We need a
> president  
> who is capable of seen the connection between energy,
> population,  
> trade, war, employment, and environment.  We do not need
> someone who  
> only sees an "us-them" dichotomy, because the
> Russians and Chinese  
> already know how to use that to maneuver us.
> 
> Obama is intelligent, and he actually appears to use his
> mind.  He  
> only looks "elite" because he is compared to
> George Bush.
> 
> IMHO  The jury is still out on the question of the
> President's real  
> intelligence.  Is he a drug and drink addled brain
> manipulated by  
> Dick Cheney?  Or is he a devious political mind, bush
> whacking  
> unsuspecting adversaries who were lulled into complacency
> by a  
> cultivated, studied "aw-shucks, good old boy"
> persona with mangled  
> language and stumbling mannerisms?
> 
> David
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