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Originally posted by jayeff
This isn't a "serious" question because it has nothing to do with the reality of US politics.
Heaven knows the last time a presidential candidate wrote his own speeches or shaped his own policies. Or for that matter the last time a party didn't blow with the wind to try to get elected. In short, everything you can say or imply about Kerry is equally true of Bush.
You think either party offers us the best possible presidential candidate? Of course they don't. What we get is either a mouthpiece for a single power block, or if there isn't one block strong enough to force its candidate on everyone else, we get someone who is an agreeable compromise for whoever is sharing power at the top of the party.
Nor is there a president in the past 100 years or more who has actually delivered on election promises: at least not the important ones. That's why we still have an education system which produces results comparable with eastern Europe and why longevity in the US is now closer to third-world standards than those of developed countries.
The only reason to vote is to try to put into power a party that might be marginally less damaging than the other. There is no point whatever in listening to what the candidates say, much less worrying about who is the most photogenic or who talks the talk best.
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very well said
president is more like a spokes person than a leader