Honestly Curious

[jackofallgeeks]

I'm fairly certain that pretty much no one out there on my friends' list has much good to say about the Republican candidates, but I also know that most of you tend to be well-reasoned and intelligent, so: I'm curious what any of you might have to offer as far as thoughts on these presidential hopefuls. What sounds good, what sounds bad, that sort of thing. I'll accept commentary on the Democrat (or Independent) hopefuls as well, but a lot of what I do know about Them makes me rather uncomfortable as it is. Be that as it may, I'd be curious if you know of things I might particularly like (or dislike) about them.

Comments

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

I havn't been following the Republican race very closely, but I am sure I'll have an opion after the Iowa debate this week. Will update you then.

On the democrat side, I lean strongly towards Obama. I favor him mostly because of his overall approach: hope politics, but more specifically for his stance on energy in the US. While energy isn't a big issue in this race, I feel it should be. Or at least, it should be higher up because of the similar stance all of the candidates have on other "issues" in the debates this year. I also like Obama because he has something other candidates don't: a fresh point of view. I think his "lack of experience" is actually a strength: he isn't jaded by the cold-war baby-boomer mantality of most politicians. I was thinking of writing a post about this, but figured it would be flamebait. I guess this response is flamebate right now.

If anyone wants to flame this comment, please wait for my post. Legit responses welcome.

Anyway, I'll let you know what I think later this week after the Iowa debates. In the meantime, vote Ron Paul!