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In Your Words
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Andrew Boggs, BA
12 Jan 2008, 21:10
We must make every effort to support the best candidate for the job, not on color, gender or religion - but on intellect and experience. If you lined-up people all around the world by tint, from one individual to another, one would find people in the same classification would have different tints within that group. The similarities are we are either female, or male - but most of us have two eyes, two ears, two hands, two legs and one mouth. Right now, this country is in serious trouble, both economic and environmentally. The leadership has failed us badly. One cannot any longer afford to vote on personalities or by parties. We need the most intelligent and experienced people who can network with a vast group of intellectual individuals who can turn this country around. My pick in a fantasy election would be;
Hillary Clinton as President: Hillary had eight years in the White House as a First Lady in a successful presidency that didn't get us into wars, and a desire to work on domestic issues. As a President, she would bring a lot to the White House that will hopefully concentrate on national issues - environment, education, healthcare reforms, housing issues.
Barack Obama as Vice-President: Barack is highly intelligent, and should be considered a "President-In-Training" in a second Clinton Administration. Barack has a very steadied and studied nature - and against Hillary's shrill style, has a more calming personification. However, Obama needs more time to season in the Washington Beltway before he should be allowed to take the Presidential seat
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Al Gore as Energy Secretary: Al has spent a considerable amount of time on issues concerning the environment. While a little "stiff" in personality, his intellect of Global Warming and experience in Washington politics would make him an important, intellectual voice for critically needed environmental changes in a world that is in the beginning stages of climate change. Granted, Al is not an environmental scientist - however, he is an important bridge between the scientists themselves and Washington's politicians - and that will help implementation of crucial programs.
We need people who can answer questions on the fly, not those unable to fully participate in a "give and take" public "Q&A" sessions via teleprompters only, unable to think on their feet, or on their own. This next administration has to be a team effort, and not a bunker mentality - we've seen where that has taken us!
- Andrew, MALL727net -
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