--- Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > >Had either Colin Powell or John McCain been the > >Republican candidate for President in the last > >election, I would have voted for him; being > >ex-military makes a person more likely to > understand > >what it means to commit to a war (and less likely > to run headlong into one). > > > But the USA wasn't at war at the last presidential > election. I think > that in Y2000 the US population in general was > looking for other > attributes than the ability to lead a country > through the current > situation. Hell, half the population of the USA > hadn't even heard of Colin Powell pre 9/11. > Sorry, should have been clearer: both have also displayed leadership abilities, and the ability to work with others (one in the Senate, the other with foreign officers/military leaders). Think I'll have to disagree with you on the "half of America hadn't heard of Powell," b/c his not running for the presidency was a topic of conversation at the office - but I don't have any numbers to back that up! :)
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