Obama Vs. McCain: Who Has The Edge?
By Aunt Agnes
Okay....I ask you, what makes a person qualified to be a good President of the United States? I am serious, what does it mean? Each person has their own definition. And certainly in this election the issue is the qualifications.
History has given us some indications of characteristics and qualifications of Presidents. Some people wanted Aaron Burr to be President, he had all the qualifications supposedly. However it turns out he would have rather be a King of the United States instead of a President. So I ask again, what makes someone qualified to be the President of the United States?
What was Ronald Regan's qualifications? Did he have a background in international politics, or was he allowed on-the-job training (OJT) once he became president? What was his knowledge of economic principles? Was he not the President that increased the ranks of the homeless by decreasing services to those who were in need (especially the mentally ill). And let's not forget Iran-Contra,
Was Richard Nixon's lack of ethics a fluke and an oophs? Or was he already someone who showed a propensity to be unscrupulous when he was helping Sen. McCarthy with the "Red Scare" of the fifties?
What about Bill Clinton the Fulbright scholar? Did he enter into the Presidency as an economist? Yet in the Clinton years the deficit was decreased.
Let's think about this in terms when you hire someone to do a job. When you want to hire someone you look at their application and/or resume. There are those who have extensive resumes, and no major gaps in employment. The next step is to look at what they did and how they did it. Then you ask, what is their attendance? How did they perform on their current job?
As a Senator of the United States, you need to be there to represent the people. You are he people's voice, thus that is why they are called "representatives" which led me to this website.
So, if I am correct, and attendance is important because Senators and House of Representatives are the voice of the American people ( okay give consideration for people who are running a campaign to be the President, sick time, photo opportunities, press or whining about not having press coverage as valid reasons for not being at their "desk"), they still have a material duty owed to the people they serve.
Thus, my first criteria for qualification to be the President of the United States is how you perform on your current job. That to me indicates your ability to address issues in the forum that was created by the Constitution to do the business "of the people". And not being there is a problem.
The previously reference list gives Obama the edge in being there to represent his constituents.
Next, criteria is how you voted when you were there and the bills you elevated to be considered. Other things will be how you handle a problem when one is presented and how you think critically to get to the answer (that is a tough one---the debates and things written by candidates will help).
Looking for substance is not easy.... Our future, our children, and grandchildren futures depends on it. Like Sgt. Friday said in Dragnet, "Just the facts mam, just the facts". The hunt begins...
By Aunt Agnes
Okay....I ask you, what makes a person qualified to be a good President of the United States? I am serious, what does it mean? Each person has their own definition. And certainly in this election the issue is the qualifications.
History has given us some indications of characteristics and qualifications of Presidents. Some people wanted Aaron Burr to be President, he had all the qualifications supposedly. However it turns out he would have rather be a King of the United States instead of a President. So I ask again, what makes someone qualified to be the President of the United States?
What was Ronald Regan's qualifications? Did he have a background in international politics, or was he allowed on-the-job training (OJT) once he became president? What was his knowledge of economic principles? Was he not the President that increased the ranks of the homeless by decreasing services to those who were in need (especially the mentally ill). And let's not forget Iran-Contra,
Was Richard Nixon's lack of ethics a fluke and an oophs? Or was he already someone who showed a propensity to be unscrupulous when he was helping Sen. McCarthy with the "Red Scare" of the fifties?
What about Bill Clinton the Fulbright scholar? Did he enter into the Presidency as an economist? Yet in the Clinton years the deficit was decreased.
Let's think about this in terms when you hire someone to do a job. When you want to hire someone you look at their application and/or resume. There are those who have extensive resumes, and no major gaps in employment. The next step is to look at what they did and how they did it. Then you ask, what is their attendance? How did they perform on their current job?
As a Senator of the United States, you need to be there to represent the people. You are he people's voice, thus that is why they are called "representatives" which led me to this website.
So, if I am correct, and attendance is important because Senators and House of Representatives are the voice of the American people ( okay give consideration for people who are running a campaign to be the President, sick time, photo opportunities, press or whining about not having press coverage as valid reasons for not being at their "desk"), they still have a material duty owed to the people they serve.
Thus, my first criteria for qualification to be the President of the United States is how you perform on your current job. That to me indicates your ability to address issues in the forum that was created by the Constitution to do the business "of the people". And not being there is a problem.
The previously reference list gives Obama the edge in being there to represent his constituents.
Next, criteria is how you voted when you were there and the bills you elevated to be considered. Other things will be how you handle a problem when one is presented and how you think critically to get to the answer (that is a tough one---the debates and things written by candidates will help).
Looking for substance is not easy.... Our future, our children, and grandchildren futures depends on it. Like Sgt. Friday said in Dragnet, "Just the facts mam, just the facts". The hunt begins...