Debate The Debate

When you watch the election coverage these days, you cannot but wonder as to whether where this country is heading to.

McCain's mannerisms, body language and even attitude seems like a grumpy POW just released. He has to shed those misgivings. It seems like he is still carrying that deep in his heart and mind giving him a sulking image.
Moreover at the age of 70+, he has already entered his second childhood where common sense seems to less prevail. It is evident from the fact of his VP choice. Does he think running this country is a 2 hour hollywood movie where I pick my best cast for the best entertainment of the audience. This is serious business with no excuses for his mis-judgement or should I say "Country Last" attitude is picking Sarah Palin as his counterpart. She definitely may have the skills as they talk about though I am personally not convinced she has even the slightest notion of how to run a nation or help run a nation.

I second Fareed Zakaria's views that her executive experience may make her a good choice for the president of Saudi Arabia, but not for America which is diverse in economic, geographical and cultural aspects. I do not need a hockey mom to take care of me. Do you?

McCain is over emotional. In last weeks presidential debate, he stated that a mother of a dead soldier asked her son's death not to in vain and that was the reason he wants to continue a already lost war till he gets victory. Isn't that utterly foolish and stupid of him to put thousands of lives in danger for this reason. Do not mistake me, first of all, my heart felt gratitude to the martyr's mother. Her son's sacrifice is never in vain. He has laid his life for the country and nothing in this world can take that honor and sacrifice from him or his mother. Winning a war is not a closure for the mother or the son, but honoring his sacrifice is. McCain actually humiliated this young brave soldier and his mother by saying that they will have to wait till the end of the war until we return victorious to honor this extreme sacrifice. It is just disgusting and disdainful of this one time war hero whose seems to have lost his mind.

Obama on the other hand comes along as a more matured and someone I would feel really comfortable governing this country. I think he is exceptionally educated and I strongly believe he has the talent, skill and temperment to lead this country. A the same time I think he is still naive on some issues and most importantly is not able to connect to the common man. I am sure he understands the concerns of the middle-class and knows what needs to be done. He is just not getting that message across very well. I think he needs to explore (a.k.a exploit) his background, his childhood more during the campaigns and the fact that he struggled through his prime to be what he is today. He should be doing more of that in the coming days before the elections and actual implement his philosophies when he takes the white house come Jan 09.

Obama has been prudent in his choice of Joe Biden as the running mate. That is where my confidence lies. He takes the right decision with the right judgement. That is what we need in a president.

- We need a president who may not be emotional, but takes the right decisions.
- We need a president who may not be a War hero or a POW, but knows how to avoid getting us into that situation
- We need a president who may not be a Guru in economy, but knows where the tax breaks need to be provided
- We need a president who may may not know today how energy independence can fully achieved, but knows how to lay a foundation for that in the next 10 years
- Lastly we need a president who may not have own many home, but knows the value of owng just one which makes him as concerned as the rest of us if it has to be foreclosed

Have a great week ahead!

Take care.

Regards
Shri