Sunday, December 23, 2007
Which Democratic candidate is best?
Here are eight criteria that a candidate for President should satisfy:
1. The candidate should have a good knowledge of energy, since an energy crisis, such as peak oil, looms for the world.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Bill Richardson, since he has been Secretary of Energy and knows about what is going on in the oil and gas world.
2. The candidate should be aware of the class and wealth disparities of this nation, and his campaigning should reflect a willingness to take action towards more equality.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is John Edwards, since he is campaigning on a theme of Two Americas and how they should be combined into One America.
3. The candidate should be charismatic, since that would improve his electability.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Barack Obama. He has shown more charisma than any of the other Democrats (or Republicans), to the extent that "Obama girl" videos are made about him.
4. The candidate should know what the real reason is for Bush's invasion of Iraq.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Dennis Kucinich, since he is the only one who has told us what that reason is - oil. He also would end the trauma in that nation more quickly than the others.
5. The candidate should be one who would implement universal health coverage so that everyone has access to speedy, affordable health care.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Hillary Clinton, since she has announced such a program, back in the early 1990s. Let's hope if she is elected that she will implement it.
6. The candidate should be knowledgeable as much as possible about what goes on in Washington, especially Congress and the Executive Branch.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Joe Biden. He has shown more knowledge than the other candidates in the debates.
7. The candidate should be one who will take direct action to end the war in Iraq, rather than just talk about it.
The candidate who best fits this criterion is Chris Dodd. He was the only Democrat to vote against a recent bill that would have funded the war and started withdrawals, as he said that would not end the war, and is the only Democratic presidential candidate to co-sponsor the Democrat's most aggressive anti-war bill.
8. The candidate should have a religion that does not encourage the candidate to talk about God all the time when he speaks.
The candidate who best fits this criterion is Mike Gravel, as he is a Unitarian, a religion that does not worship the traditional Christian or Muslim God.
OK, so who do we pick? Each candidate is best at something. Right now I am leaning towards Edwards.
1. The candidate should have a good knowledge of energy, since an energy crisis, such as peak oil, looms for the world.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Bill Richardson, since he has been Secretary of Energy and knows about what is going on in the oil and gas world.
2. The candidate should be aware of the class and wealth disparities of this nation, and his campaigning should reflect a willingness to take action towards more equality.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is John Edwards, since he is campaigning on a theme of Two Americas and how they should be combined into One America.
3. The candidate should be charismatic, since that would improve his electability.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Barack Obama. He has shown more charisma than any of the other Democrats (or Republicans), to the extent that "Obama girl" videos are made about him.
4. The candidate should know what the real reason is for Bush's invasion of Iraq.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Dennis Kucinich, since he is the only one who has told us what that reason is - oil. He also would end the trauma in that nation more quickly than the others.
5. The candidate should be one who would implement universal health coverage so that everyone has access to speedy, affordable health care.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Hillary Clinton, since she has announced such a program, back in the early 1990s. Let's hope if she is elected that she will implement it.
6. The candidate should be knowledgeable as much as possible about what goes on in Washington, especially Congress and the Executive Branch.
The candidate that is best for this criterion is Joe Biden. He has shown more knowledge than the other candidates in the debates.
7. The candidate should be one who will take direct action to end the war in Iraq, rather than just talk about it.
The candidate who best fits this criterion is Chris Dodd. He was the only Democrat to vote against a recent bill that would have funded the war and started withdrawals, as he said that would not end the war, and is the only Democratic presidential candidate to co-sponsor the Democrat's most aggressive anti-war bill.
8. The candidate should have a religion that does not encourage the candidate to talk about God all the time when he speaks.
The candidate who best fits this criterion is Mike Gravel, as he is a Unitarian, a religion that does not worship the traditional Christian or Muslim God.
OK, so who do we pick? Each candidate is best at something. Right now I am leaning towards Edwards.
