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As a practical matter, as d...

Barns — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:25:53 GMT
As a practical matter, as domestic and international affairs accomplishments, he was. Regrettably he was also a very flawed person, in many way. His "arrogance of power" severely hurt the office he held.
He should have been jailed for all that.
Jerry Ford, Barns had the pleasure of meeting and talking with him, was focused on stopping the "national bleeding." In the process, he diminished the very office he sought to protect.

Who was a skilled President...

Backbiter — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:43:54 GMT
Who was a skilled President? Nixon? He had more experience than Kennedy. Was he a better President?

I have a number of problems...

XBN — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:11:58 GMT
I have a number of problems with this statement Barnes. I guess we're head to the alley yet again.

No candidate has laid down ...

Barns — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:24:51 GMT
No candidate has laid down the "1,2,3" plan. Here is what we are going to do: .....
Regrettably, they are clueless. They all prefer to give the grandiose speeches. Obama is winning the "BEST SPEECH WRITERS" category thus far.
Barns' plan is starting to look more and more on point ...

You have to give Hilary cre...

Grizz — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:43:49 GMT
You have to give Hilary credit for one thing ,She's proved she isn't a quitter (unlike Romney) I haven't heard how any of the candidates are going to deal with the wars that George got you into , I would have thought that would be the top issue in deciding who gets the job!!

I think we all want a Presi...

XBN — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:26:42 GMT
I think we all want a President would is extremely experience in all areas of the world. However, only the presidential office can give one that kind experience (thus the reason people like to vote for an incumbent). The most important thing in this campaign is that the new President recognizes that many of the current problems are deeply rooted and cannot be solved by merely addressing them at face value.

You are joking, right? Oba...

Harm — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:40:32 GMT
You are joking, right? Obama needs ad advisor to show him where Pakistan is on the map. You want him making decisions on world affairs or you want him to just follow advice from the people that he has to give jobs to after making campaign promises.

This is very critical of at...

harvard — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:37:25 GMT
This is very critical of at least 2 good candidates. Both CLinton and Obama are credible candidates. They will surround themselves with quality advisors. Anything is better than what we have now.

Anybody is better than the ...

GMc — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:35:01 GMT
Anybody is better than the present administration. Obama will be a strong president. He is not beholden to anybody other than Oprah. At least she is a dogooder.

You are accurate, as a fund...

Barns — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:31:48 GMT
You are accurate, as a fundamental concept goes.
Barns is deeply troubled that neither of the two Dem. candidates has adequate experience in foreign affairs. Arguably - ARGUABLY - Clinton (H) might have absorbed some knowledge in 8 years of proximity to the Presidency. On the other hand, given Clinton's (Bill) behavior in the White House, it is a fair assumption that Hillary and Bill did not do a lot of talking for a number of years.
The ascendancy of Obama to the Presidency is truly disturbing. As recently as a few weeks ago, he did not know where Pakistan was .
Barns prefers his President to be as skilled and experienced as the Surgeon who may have to operate on him to save his life or the pilot who flies the 747 he is traveling on.

Once again I have to respec...

XBN — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:16:32 GMT
Once again I have to respectful disagree because all presidents have to be trained on the job as their is no job on earth that can prepare one for that office. In this election we at least have two candidates (Obama and Clinton) who at least recognize that these are extremely troubled times and need the utmost attention. How under less circumstances could they be great leader when troubled circumstance often define great leaders

Perhaps .... under LESS tro...

Barns — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:14:05 GMT
Perhaps .... under LESS troubled circumstances.
The demands on and of leadership in this office are enormous, under all circumstances. Barns fears that if the next president of the U.S. requires "on-the-job-training," the consequences may be untenable.
The billion+ sworn enemies of our country are likely to understand one thing above anything else: fear. Our allies, regrettably few, comprehend only one thing: their safety as that is inexorably tied to our strength.

Barnes, I understand that y...

XBN — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:04:43 GMT
Barnes, I understand that you feel as though these presidential hopefuls are not exactly F.D.R. or Lincoln but you have to admit that these candidates do have some strengths and admirable qualities in terms of becoming president. But like F.D.R. and Lincoln each candidate has the unique and rarer opportunity to become a great leader because of the current troubled atmosphere in the global arena.