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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
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I agree with you that Hillary was far better. But, he had his moments. The one I thought he lloked the most arrogant in was the "You're likeable enough Hillary" line. She is his senior and the former First Lady. To address her in that tone and by her Christian name was rude. Yet, like most things, that fact alluded the masses. GO figure.
Again, the only reason I likely will vote for Obama is that I think McCain will be four more years of Bush, which I think is bad for us. I totally get, though, the Obama faults and recognize it is not an easy sell.
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Personally, I would have preferred Fred Thompson and I think, like a lot of conservatives, that were going to get "Arthur Branch" on the campaign trail, the tough guy D.A. from Law & Order that always has a snappy comeback in a slow calming drawl. Instead, we got the real Fred Thompson, who happens to be boring as hell. He nailed the South Carolina debate, but it was too late after he snoozed through the others.
The biggest difference I see between McCain and Obama is that McCain understands where his shortcomings are and he freely acknowledges them, Obama is way too confident despite not really having any national experience. He presents himself like the world's foremost expert on everything and is dead certain before he ends up changing his mind anyway, while pretending he never really held the former position. My 2nd year Accounting professor had a plaque on his wall that read, "education is man's journey from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty". I think truer words are rarely spoken.