As I wrote in my blog on global warming, someone is right and someone is wrong. On Monday night during the third presidential debate, President Obama and Governor Romney will try to convince American voters who’s right and who’s wrong.
Obviously, each candidate believes he is the right choice to lead America for the next four years. With clearly defined opposing views and polls showing that Americans are basically evenly divided – there is no middle ground. Half of Americans are right so consequently half are wrong.
If Romney had been elected president four years ago instead of Obama, would his decision to “let Detroit go bankrupt” been the right decision? Would Americans be better off today that they were four years ago? If Obama is not reelected, will America regret it fours years from now? Governor Romney is making his bid for change. How different is his bid for change today than President Obama’s bid was four years ago?
Economists run data and provide charts to illustrate probabilities. Political analysts dissect words while experts predict truthful motivation by analyzing body language. But all in all, it seems that only time will tell.
Did President Bush set out in his first year to do all the things that have defined his presidency? Since time is the factor in assessing the results of a president’s cumulative decision-making, it seems that a strong indicator for choice should be character.
During the third debate, Americans should do more observing than listening. Haven’t we really heard it all by now? At this point in the campaign, each candidate should be exhausted. Who will show it? Will tempers flare? Who will appear as a leader of the free world and who will provocatively appear condescending. Inasmuch as the third debate will focus on foreign affairs, who will provide the best “presidential look” for our allies and adversaries? Remember the truth in the familiar saying – a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Remember that no amount of money can purchase grace, wisdom and humility. Until tomorrow…
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