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Posted on September 28, 2008 
Filed Under Life In General

there are technical requirements to run for president. one must be a native u.s. citizen of the age of 35 willing to swear an oath to the constitution. there are pragmatic requirements as well. one must be a leader with a strong ability to understand and manage a great amount of complexity. one must also have flawless judgement of character, as the president is responsible for choosing people to run the various departments in the executive branch.

while policy debates and stances on particular issues are important as a part of this political season, it is just as important I believe to measure the character of the choices that are made with relationship to a vice president and a staff. history has shown that most modern presidencies have been defined more by the people who surround the president than the policies he stands for upon entering office. doubt that? heard of h.r. halderman, john dean, henry kissinger, michael deaver, james a bakker III, janet reno? if you have heard of these people it is because of actions that they took on behalf of the president who selected them.

so why the rant? because I am disappointed in the choices that have been made so far. i am disappointed by both men running, but for very different reasons. i believe that mr. obama picked a very qualified candidate to be his vice president. he is intelligent, hard working & very service oriented. he just was not the candidate who had proven that people desired him to be president. over many previous attempts, mr. biden has been very unsuccessful at getting the support of the american public. mrs. clinton, however, did. she should have been the choice. mr. mccain in my judgement made a choice based purely on political theatre. while I believe that mrs. palin may be a wonderful christian woman, I do not believe that she is ready to stand the test of the presidency.

so where does that leave me? still wondering. still pondering. still processing. still listening.

what could candidates do differently? how about discuss who they would choose to lead in their cabinet. most presidential candidates spend so much time discussing plans and policies that rarely ever get passed. I would rather talk about how they will make choices and how they will lead.

oh… and one more thing. this is just really really really funny.