Reply To: Political Statements
I will concede that Biden’s response re FDR was embarrassing and should have received more criticism, if you can explain to me which of these questions from Katie Couric were “gotcha” questions:
– What type of news sources she turns to for information
– Which Supreme Court decisions she disagreed with
– Why Alaska’s proximity to Russia gave her foreign policy experience
– Her opinion of the bailout package for Wall Street
– Where she thought Vice President Dick Cheney erred
You and I could answer these questions (except maybe the third one).
But as I said earlier, experience isn’t as significant an issue for me, because it hasn’t been a reliable predictor of presidential performance. This is why I’m voting for Obama. No one knows what the next four years may bring. What’s important to me is a president with an overarching set of principles and values that I embrace and trust. What it comes down to is that Obama and McCain see the world in very different ways, and Obama’s vision is the one that resonates with me. I have been voting for over twenty years, and this is the first time I have ever been inspired to vote for anyone.