[kj] Congrats Obama

[Karen Weil]

You make some great points. I don't know if you're referring to Obama in the second sentence, but I would add, Americans were fine with putting a man with zero foreign policy experience (and really not much government, either) twice -- and look where that got us.
In Bush's case, experience wasn't so much the issue as highly misguided idealogy. 
Although, thankfully, Bush hasn't pushed the red button, either. 

k.w.
 

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  From: Mik Raven 
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  I wouldn't worry too much about any of them getting red button happy. The one that came closest to it is the one that seems to be most revered, JFK. If Regan didn't do it I doubt that any of them would be stupid enough to. You have to have some concern though over someone with so little experience in government running possibly the most powerful nation on earth.



  On Wed Jun 4 19:00 , LONESTYLE <lonestyle at aol.com> sent:


    Serious what is that suppose to mean? A black, white, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Mexican, Martian, etc ? I mean color  or religion may not be the issue here?


    I do not vote because of their color or religion, I vote of what I see, hear, read and if that person or persons is going to make a good president or not. I really do not want any of them getting red button happy.  

    ~ LB



    In a message dated 06/04/08 06:30:15 Pacific Daylight Time, killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com writes:
      We don't need a black president. Or a white one, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Mexican, Martian etc...
      We need a president who is well suited for the job.

      This Obama election is one big affirmative action vote. That's not what the presidency is all about.

      Cheers,
      Me

      At 01:37 AM 6/4/2008, LONESTYLE wrote:

        I am glad he won!
         
        It is about time we had a black president. 
         
        Or a woman would be nice too, but not Mrs. Clinton. ;)
         
        ~ LB
         
         
         
        In a message dated 06/03/08 17:46:06 Pacific Daylight Time, bq at soundgardener.co.nz writes:

          Apparently he's won the democratic nomination. 


          http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10514247 


          Don't know enough about him but from the little I do he seems the lesser 

          of, well several evils. 


         

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