Originally Posted by senojekips

My point exactly. As you don't have an argument,... just denial.

I just ask myself, would the reverse be true? Would a successful politician make a good military leader?, and I'm afraid I can't convince myself that it would be the case.

There have been cases where retired military men were at least passable politicians, but that is the case with a number of professions. Andrew Johnson for example was a tailor, but that does not in any way support the argument that all Tailors make good Presidents.

Oliver Cromwell??

Originally Posted by AikiRooster

Personally, with so many of you here, I see no reason to try to write out a long drawn out response when anything written will just be poo pooed. That's fine, makes it easy on me. Don't mistake that as agreement with you and your buddies however.

If you feel that way, why post at all?

Originally Posted by errol

Oliver Cromwell??

Yes,... that's why I said, "There have been cases where retired military men were at least passable politicians, but that is the case with a number of professions"

Ollie no doubt had his good points, but I fear he was not all that he was cracked up to be as it was quoted after his funeral.

"Saw the superb funeral of the Protector:...but it was the joyfullest funeral that I ever saw, for there were none that cried, but dogs, which the souldiers hooted away with a barbarous noise; drinking and taking tobacco in the streets as they went."

And the post is once again left without a response... Oh well... It probably didn't deserve one anyway.

Topic reminder:
Palin Makes The Case for Someone Else

Please keep it on-topic and (as) civilized (as possible) from now on guys.
thanks

I've been trying boss, but folks seem to think my posts not worth responding to...

Originally Posted by senojekips

Your post here demonstrates one of the very worst examples of my quote regarding the gullibillity of the voters.

Forget the issues, don't look too hard at the nominees or their policies, get yourself so wound up in the "Razzle dazzle" that you completely miss the point of what is going on.

The "Old Razzle Dazzle" is the very thing that the political parties want people to focus on, and I feel that to post such rubbish in support of your argument is at best somewhat vacuous.

You've shot yourself in the foot I'm afraid, in fact both feet, and perhaps other places as well.

Please! Seno - don't be such a complete potz. That was Irony, remember that? It's the old song from Chicago! I clearly said 'time out guys'. Just trying to lighten things up, not making any political point other than both sides do it at election times.

My boy - I really AM surprised at you! Oh, and (irony again, careful) apologies are more than welcome.

Obviously you can't see the inanity of your own post, trying to make light of, and divert an otherwise serious debate. I was very much aware of where you were coming from and I thought it got the reply it so richly deserved.

It did highlight one of the more peculiar aspects of US elections with it's "Razzle Dazzle" designed to get voters "wound up" and distracted from the reality around them.

Originally Posted by mmarsh

Actually he does

Hes on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and actually acknowledges the existence of Global Warming. That's two advantages.

Remember McCain is 73 and in bad health. I heard someone mention on TV that based on the past history of previous presidents McCain has a 1 in 3 of NOT surviving his FIRST TERM.

Now the question is do we want someone so close to the most important job in the world with experience and views that are frankly either extremely ignorant or extremely radical.

Most of you in the past complain about extremist liberals viewpoints. I agree, but this is the other extreme and its just as bad. That's what you all don't seem to get.

I don't like extremist on either end of the political extreme. That's why Palin worries me far more than McCain does.

Unfortunately, the average Republican voter doesn't think to hard about this issue.

Originally Posted by senojekips

Yes,... that's why I said, "There have been cases where retired military men were at least passable politicians, but that is the case with a number of professions"

Ollie no doubt had his good points, but I fear he was not all that he was cracked up to be as it was quoted after his funeral.

"Saw the superb funeral of the Protector:...but it was the joyfullest funeral that I ever saw, for there were none that cried, but dogs, which the souldiers hooted away with a barbarous noise; drinking and taking tobacco in the streets as they went."

I read somewhere that after the reformation they dug up his body and formally hanged it! Lovely times!!!

Originally Posted by errol

Unfortunately, the average Republican voter doesn't think to hard about this issue.

I don't think it's that so much as both parties have gotten so far right or left of center there is no middle / moderate ground anymore. This leads to people voting for what they consider the lesser of two evils. For alot of moderate's with a conservative outlook the Dem's represent the greatest evil. For moderates with a liberal outlook it's an even harder choice. Me I'm not sure eithier party this time around is fielding the best person in their respective party. I think we need to start over at scratch.