Libertine |
06-18-2008 08:34 PM |
Obama has a decent platform, has been able to limit his pandering so far, and at the very least is able to inspire people. On the other hand, he lacks experience, he lacks some realism, and the experience he does have is likely to have made him over-confident, as well as too focused on image rather than content. If elected, he is likely to follow through on his stated plans, and to fuck up while attempting a number of them.
McCain has a lot of experience, has given proof of his strength of will, and seems to have his feet planted in reality. On the other hand, he has been forced to pander to a revolting degree, has shown himself to be willing to change his positions if it suited his plans, lacks executive experience, has even less knowledge of the economy than Obama, and has a bad platform, mostly based around getting the nomination, rather than helping the country. If elected, he is likely to provide better government than what it seems like from his current campaign, but he will not be able to turn away from the neocons entirely. He isn't as likely as Obama to fuck up on single issues, but he is more likely to fuck up the general direction.
In my opinion, Obama is the better choice, although a riskier choice as well.
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