"...but I also maintain he has now been married for nearly 30 years to Cindy, in this day and age that is admirable to them both."
It's easy to stay married to a rich, beautiful woman, but I agree with you. While I don't consider McCain presidential material, I find him to be generally likable, and mostly admirable.
Obama's father left the family when he was two so he was raised by a single mother in his early years and they were poor. His mom died from cancer and spent her last months trying to get her health insurance company to pay for some expenses--that is why Obama is so serious about people having good healthcare. His middle class grandparents took over raising him in Hawaii. Obama graduated from Colombia and has his Law degree from Harvard, paid for by loans and work and scholarships. He and his wife had school loan payments that were greater than their mortgage payment
The way candidates conduct their private lives IS relevant. Or am I just more into "family values" than the people who tell me I'm not, because of whatever party affiliation they assume I have???
As long as any of us insist on despising or admiring a candidate solely because of his/her party affiliation, we are going to deserve whatever we get. I'm an ordinary person. I have high standards for my behavior, as well as for those I choose to represent my interests. I keep seeing stuff about "personal responsibility" and "accountability" begin tossed around. The implication is that there are a lot of "low class" because they supposedly don't have these virtues. Why don't we have the same standards for our national leaders presumptive (who are all "elites" compared to ordinary people with ordinary jobs); why should they be exempt?
I think my set of posts on this thread has made my position quite clear. So far I haven't seen a coherent argument about why we should not care about the character of the president.
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I think McCain is pretty A to Z.
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Kind of like John Edwards?????
I didn't
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
"...but I also maintain he has now been married for nearly 30 years to Cindy, in this day and age that is admirable to them both."
It's easy to stay married to a rich, beautiful woman, but I agree with you. While I don't consider McCain presidential material, I find him to be generally likable, and mostly admirable.
Obama's father left the family when he was two so he was raised by a single mother in his early years and they were poor. His mom died from cancer and spent her last months trying to get her health insurance company to pay for some expenses--that is why Obama is so serious about people having good healthcare. His middle class grandparents took over raising him in Hawaii. Obama graduated from Colombia and has his Law degree from Harvard, paid for by loans and work and scholarships. He and his wife had school loan payments that were greater than their mortgage payment
Kind of like John Edwards?????
Absolutely.
The way candidates conduct their private lives IS relevant. Or am I just more into "family values" than the people who tell me I'm not, because of whatever party affiliation they assume I have???
As long as any of us insist on despising or admiring a candidate solely because of his/her party affiliation, we are going to deserve whatever we get. I'm an ordinary person. I have high standards for my behavior, as well as for those I choose to represent my interests. I keep seeing stuff about "personal responsibility" and "accountability" begin tossed around. The implication is that there are a lot of "low class" because they supposedly don't have these virtues. Why don't we have the same standards for our national leaders presumptive (who are all "elites" compared to ordinary people with ordinary jobs); why should they be exempt?
I think my set of posts on this thread has made my position quite clear. So far I haven't seen a coherent argument about why we should not care about the character of the president.
Edited 9/22/2008 2:06 pm ET by muddymessalonskee
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