Well, I disagree. I see McCain as a pragmatist who is more interested in solving problems than pushing ideologies to solve problems.
--- Patrick Gillam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's a school of thought which > holds that presidential administrations > work within the context of larger political > paradigms. Hence, Dwight Eisenhower and > Richard Nixon, while Republicans, did not > try to undo the social programs of Franklin > Delano Roosevelt, in whose political paradigm > those GOP presidents served. Only presidents > of the current Reagan paradigm have tried to > undo Social Security and the FDR legacy. > Another tenet of this theory is that the > last chief executive to serve in a given > paradigm is consistently seen as a failure. > Hence, history looks down on Herbert Hoover > and Jimmy Carter, who presided over the ends > of the Lincoln and FDR eras respectively. > > The question now is, who will preside over > the end of the Reagan era? It seems that > Bush 43 would have the dishonor, seeing as > his presidency has been of such questionable > worth to the nation and the world. But who > knows - the Reagan paradigm may not have yet > played itself out. Bush and Cheney may not > have ground it entirely into the dirt. > > Now we're determining whether Bush 43 is > the last president in the Reagan era, or > whether it may continue. If McCain is > elected, it almost surely means the > Reagan era is continuing, and if that's > the case, we can bet that it will continue > its downward slide. And if you accept all > that, you have to think that McCain could > preside over more failures than even George > W. Bush. > > Ergo, I disagree with Peter below. From > the worldview I've tried to outline above, > a McCain presidency would promise even > worse times than what President W has > administered. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One thing I know for sure, either Obama or McCain > > would make a much better president than the true > fool > > we have in there now. > > > > --- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of suziezuzie > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:40 PM > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: This is why, > > > ultimately, Obama will NEVER be > > > president > > > > > > > > > > > > I doubt that because Obama really a pie in the > sky > > > tax and spend > > > liberal with no qualifications what so ever. > McCain > > > is the better > > > choice since he has promised not to raise taxes > and > > > has more political > > > experience. He's better for the country. > > > > > > Oh yeah. The Iraq war has been just great for > the > > > country. > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
