Quick politics thought

[grysar]

I'm really starting to think that Kerry's main problem is that he's essentially mediocre, bright, but still mediocre. So he's had a hard time really making a good showing in such troubling times. Wheras Bush has big ideas, they're often stupid, and more important the parts he's not concerned with are typically implemented with breathtaking incompetance. But if you're willing to be in denial about the massive failures of implementation it looks like he has bigger ideas.

As a result, I'm starting to think Dean was perhaps the better candidate to run, as he's stronger in the ideas department. Might be less competant than Kerry, but still order of magnitude more so than Bush. But then, while on the same order of magnitude, I think Wiley E. Cayote has shown more competance than Bush and am willing to defend that precept as not hyperbole.

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Excerpt from the Kerry-Coyote debates

[(Anonymous)]

"But, and here's where I run into problems, Wile E. Coyote did not secure allies in pursuing the Road Runner. I have a plan- it's on my website- to gain us allies in the pursuit of the Road Runner. Right now, one hundred percent of the people being crushed by boulders or falling off cliffs are coyotes. Further, one hundred percent of the costs of Acme devices are being borne by coyotes. If elected, I have a plan to share those costs and those horrible yet humourous deaths with our allies."

"I will never give any other cartoon character a veto on our actions. I've been very clear on that. I will hunt down and kill the Road Runner, wherever it hides."

Nicolas

[unreason.livejournal.com]

Ehh, I think that Dean didn't really have the mainstream appeal. Edwards might've worked. It seems lately that the party has a talent for picking candidates with mediocre careers. Problem is, that pretty much prevents the Democrats from running any campaign other than "Vote for us. We couldn't possibly be as terrible as Bush."

[rowyn2001.livejournal.com]

"But then, while on the same order of magnitude, I think Wiley E. Cayote has shown more competance than Bush and am willing to defend that precept as not hyperbole."

Never heard a better quote.

But a short comment on Kerry's debates:

Any candidate that mentions their website in a debate -20 points
Any candidate that starts out lambasting Bush instead of ANSWERING THE FRICKEN QUESTION! -5 points


Seriously, I'm fed up enough with Bush (for different reasons than most strong left-wing rhetoric, but important stuff still) but Kerry's behavior in the later debates annoyed me.
Anyone who believes Bush has done a horrible job in office like Kerry is spouting is ALREADY GOING TO VOTE FOR DEMOCRATIC. The purpose of a debate is to swing uncertain (or in rare cases voters certain on the other side) to your camp, and you do that much better by telling what you're going to do. And the debates reassured me that he's going to do something but it still leaves you wondering..."Well...what exactly?"