Dale Amon explains why (at least pre-Palin) it was hard to be very enthusiastic about John McCain. But he leaves out a couple key areas: taxes and spending. And of course, the war.
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Jonathan wrote:
Yes. There are also issues of character and values, which are not always considered in comparisons of the sort that Amon is doing. We vote for people, not position papers. Obama is a socialist with an anti-American streak who lies a lot, but I should put all of that aside because on paper he has the better policy in whatever area? I don't see it.
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This page contains a single entry by Rand Simberg published on September 10, 2008 6:26 AM.
Yes. There are also issues of character and values, which are not always considered in comparisons of the sort that Amon is doing. We vote for people, not position papers. Obama is a socialist with an anti-American streak who lies a lot, but I should put all of that aside because on paper he has the better policy in whatever area? I don't see it.