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不是我自大用了佩因的书名，除此之外没有更好的表达了！
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My Campaign Report Card (ZT)

(2008-09-03 14:57:49) 下一个

From a friend's email...


Here’s my personal assessment of the candidates for President and VP.  Obviously I’m very conservative, but I tried to remove politics from my assessment with the exception of three assumptions:

(1) that socialism and expanding government are bad things for the country;

(2) that a reduction in the size of government and the amount of money they take from our pockets is a good thing; and

(3) that America does in fact want an end to politics and lies as usual.

Note that I included the point that McCain is far more centrist than his opponents as being a good thing.  I actually think it’s a bad thing—I’d rather see him far more conservative and move the country back to traditional family and social values instead of just watching the country slide further into far-left social liberalism.  But I included it as a positive point because the ability to unify is seen by most people as a good thing.

Candidate

Pro

Con

Grade

Obama

> He's black.
> Not a Washington long-timer.
> Dynamic personality.

> No executive experience.
> No foreign policy experience.
> Worse attendance record than almost any other senator.
> Uses race to avoid debate.
> Very poor speaker without teleprompter.
> Political positions are socialist/Marxist.
> Radical, racist, and terrorist associations.
> Changes positions constantly based on political expediency.

D-

Biden

> Experienced in national politics.
> Foreign policy experience.
> Strong debating skills.

> Disgraced in 1988 as a result of proof of plagiarism.
> Long-time Washington insider.
> Received less than 1% of Democratic vote in Iowa caucuses in Jan 2008.

C

Overall ticket

> First black presidential candidate.
> VP is very experienced.

> Obama's record and ideas and Biden's insider status completely negate any claims that Obama represents "change" from the usual business of expanding government and dirty politics.
> Not clear who would be running the Exec branch, Obama or Biden.
> Obamanomics are a clear move deep into socialism, requiring massive tax increases.

D

McCain

> High character credibility.
> Experienced in national politics.
> Foreign policy experience.
> Far more centrist than opponents.
> Fiscal conservative.

> Strong debating skills.

> Media and publicity whore.
> Too anxious to "reach across the aisle" rather than standing firm on conservative ideals.
> Has fought for bills supporting amnesty for illegals and restriction of free speech.
> Would be the oldest first-term President ever.
> Doesn't listen to his constituents--very stubborn.
> Poor attendance record in the Senate.

> Long time Washington insider.

C

Palin

> She's a woman.
> Not a Washington insider.
> Fiscal conservative.
> 2 years' executive experience.
> Record of being a successful reformer.

> No foreign policy experience.
> No experience in national politics.

> Unknown to most Americans until last week.

B

Overall ticket

> First woman VP.
> McCain is very experienced.
> Both have records of supporting fiscal reform, lower taxes, and smaller government.

> McCain's stubbornness will be a big problem when he backs legislation that is clearly bad for America.
> McCain's age suggests a risk that Palin might find herself President before she's gained enough experience.

C+

Jeff in Chandler 

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Styx 2008-09-07 18:10:23 回复 悄悄话 Palin is a very natural speaker. her debut in the RNC is very impressive and proved her an excellent speaker with or without teleprompter. McCain is not a great speaker in terms of eloquency, but he speaks issues very clearly and strongly, which has nothing to do with teleprompters.

Obama does stumble a lot in debates (without teleprompter). you are go back to some primary debate videos to find out
yryx 2008-09-07 13:17:27 回复 悄悄话 > Very poor speaker without teleprompter.

I notice this item is not listed in McCain or Palin's section. Does your friend think McCain or Palin are much better speakers than Obama without a teleprompter? Otherwise, he/she is clearly biased.

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