Conservatives who insist that electing McCain is crucial usually start, and increasingly end, by saying he would make excellent judicial selections. But the more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events, the less confidence one has that he would select judges by calm reflection and clear principles, having neither patience nor aptitude for either.It is arguable that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not ready for the presidency. It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency. Unreadiness can be corrected, although perhaps at great cost, by experience. Can a dismaying temperament be fixed?
Perhaps. But the White House does not seem the ideal place for such an experiment.
(Here is the link to Will's column.)
4 comments:
To leave a political comment is scary. Although I agree with you on most things, what I don't agree with is the democratic policy of raising the taxes which will adversely affect small business owners. Obama has promised that if elected, one of the first things he will do is raise taxes. With the economy such as it is and small business owners struggling to make it, I am afraid that cost would be too high. McCain does raise a question for me. Does the president need to be a people pleaser aka "polically correct" or is there so much of that already that the consitution is essentially ignored and a return the other way is needed?
Wow! Political discussions... I can't even go there. All I have to say is that I appreciate opinions on the issues and candidates, but I am chosing to invoke the 5th on this one. I am still debating on whether to vote or not. (ooooh, maybe I won't even be able to since I no longer live in Ammon at my previous address! There may be a legitimate bailout yet for me!)
I wonder why people don't want to engage in political conversations? I don't mind at all. I even think it's weird that we keep it a secret who we vote for. Why is one of the most fundamental pieces of our living democracy such a taboo topic?
Easy for me to say...I agree with you on this one. Again. :)
I heard a GREAT conspiracy theory about McCain-Palin: If he's elected, she'll step down due to "family reasons" and McCain will put Lieberman in as VP. I'd laugh if it didn't sound so plausible. Palin wouldn't be the first sacrificial lamb in politics.
I'd love Lieberman to be the VP. Is Alisa (who I don't even know) saying that to create a more doomed senario? Anyway, didn't mean to comment on the comment. But you can tell her while you are at it that there are constitutional reasons that we don't need to disclose who we vote for. Even though most people do--of everyone I know well I also pretty much know where they stand politically. Okay, I won't bash on Alisa anymore. Sorry. I don't even know her but if she's your friend I think she's great, for that quality alone. Okay, to my real comment. I think Obama will be fine. He has really shown himself in the debates to be very capable. You already know why I am concerned about him as president and the only reason I will vote McCain is for the moral issues (yes, even the judges he would select) and the economic ones. But I hope Obama will surprise me and that things will improve under him, because I do think he will be the next president. And I will support him and hope for the wellbeing of our country.
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