Letters to the Editor
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Gore/Obama
Wishful thinking, but that's the ticket I'd love to see. Please come back, Al Gore! It would be great timing with all of the attention he and his movie have been getting lately. He has the experience and Obama has the charisma.
The idealist in me wants to believe that President Obama could save us all, that his lack of political "experience", connections, etc. won't matter. As an avowed fence-sitter, I like his "Can't we all just get along?" approach, which I suppose could account for his lack of a concrete position on a lot of issues. He's definitely one to sit down and thoughtfully look at an issue from all sides. I'm a couple of chapters into his Audacity of Hope book and he talks a lot about the average person just wanting affordable healthcare, a decent job with a fair wage, clean air and water and old-age security. I haven't read further to find out how he plans to address these and other issues, but Dawggone's post re:LBJ reality-checked me. I hope Obama shows us that he has a big can of whup-ass up his sleeve, and that he's not afraid to use it.
I like Clinton, but I don't think she can win. She's too divisive, and her past will be rehashed ad-nauseum if she officially enters the race. Plus, she doesn't come across as a very likable person. Something about Edwards bothers me, but I'm not sure what.