shinygerbil wrote:Also; two wrongs don't make a right. There were plenty of Olympic moments to be proud of, and the closing ceremony - as much as it tried - can't cancel them all out.
That's wholly an issue of scale.
Xarlaxas wrote:I wouldn't say he's entirely considered a joke over here though, actually, he's seen as more dangerous than anything else, financial commentators are saying that Romney will be bad for the world economy in the short, medium, and long-term, which is pretty impressive. . . .
Are they basing that upon what he's saying, or his style of management when he was in office previously?
Also, it would be a hard sell to get elected based upon "good for world markets" unless it can convince people that it will be good for them personally. He's not running for world office. At the end of the day he's got to get elected by a plurality of Americans, and regardless of what is or what he thinks to be the best thing to do is, he can't do that if he doesn't get elected first.
I tend to worry a lot less about what a candidate is saying as whether I think they are capable of doing a good job. There's a million things for a president to do that can't or isn't covered in a campaign, and the future holds untold challenges. I'd rather have a person in office who I trust to handle the unknowns.
That was one of my biggest problems with Obama in the first election, I didn't think he was ready and that personally he had shown himself trust worthy yet. I gave him the benefit of the doubt though when he got elected, and that didn't work out too well. In this election, I trust Romeny more. I think he's a better person, better educated, more experienced, and better capable to handle both the knowns and unknowns of the job. So, unless something major happens, he'll likely get my vote.
But the real ones would be |<>|
