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Relocated: Why I’m losing faith in our candidates
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Why I’m losing faith in our candidates
Alright. So I’ve posted before on why I would be very happy with either Obama or McCain. Because of their characters. Well, now I’m starting to have my doubts. Not about one or the other, but about both.
The men that I thought were ethically above other politicians, honestly motivated, and willing to work across the aisle for the good of our Country have disappointed me.
First, let’s look at Obama. Now, I’m not saying that it’s bad for a candidate to decline public election funds. There’s all kinds of reasons to do so. Strategic (if you can raise as much as he can) reasons, ethical reasons (why should taxpayers pay for campaigns), and who knows how many others. It’s not that he is declining the funds. It’s that he had promised not to before. Now, one of two things is going on here. A) He lied to build an image of himself that he couldn’t live up to (typical politician), or B) He’s an idiot. Let’s evaluate that option. If Obama really truly dd change his mind, that is, if he really did think, when he promised to use public funds, that he was going to, and only changed his mind later, then he’s stupid. Did he really just realize that he could run a stronger campaign with unlimited fundraising as an option? I hope not. Either way, the man is either an idiot or a typical, sleezy politician.
Now, let’s look at McCain. Throughout the Republican primaries, and to my knowledge (although it’s not extensive), his career, he ran clean campaigns. And it did pretty well for him. It’s part of his appeal. He doesn’t need to negative campaign. He shouldn’t have to. He’s clearly the stronger of the two candidates on experience, especially with foreign policy (a hot topic right now). Why is he choosing now to go dirty? It’s really disappointing, honestly. I thought, until the last few weeks, that whoever won, the other would go out graciously and politely. And that the winner would also be gracious and polite. That, given the constant talk about both of the candidates’ “independence” and willingness to work together to unite our nation and its politicians, we would have a civil election. McCain’s campaign has proven me wrong.
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