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Barack Obama vs. John McCain
Shasta542:
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Senate/senator_ratings-2005.html
Wouldn't the first on the list and the last on the list be considered "radical"?
I don't prefer to have a radical -- left or right -- as the U.S. president.
Sheriff Roland:
Isn't that like saying an "A+" is a bad score cause it's extremely high, and a "C" is the best mark possible?
Maybe I didn't understand your argument view point.
Shasta542:
It's saying that Senator Obama is a radical socialist, and I'd prefer someone running the country who did not have that agenda. We don't even know his whole agenda because he voted "present" on several key bills when they were presented.
Clyde-B:
If I'm reading it correctly, Obama's numbers are lower than Dick Durbin's of Illinois because neither the PTA or the ACLU rated Obama. All their other numbers were the same. And Obama's numbers are only slightly higher than Ted Kennedy's or Hillary Clinton's. Obama's mean score is 98, theirs is 95.
Sounds more typical than radical to me.
Shasta542:
--- Quote from: Clyde-B on May 21, 2008, 11:19:36 pm ---If I'm reading it correctly, Obama's numbers are lower than Dick Durbin's of Illinois because neither the PTA or the ACLU rated Obama. All their other numbers were the same. And Obama's numbers are only slightly higher than Ted Kennedy's or Hillary Clinton's. Obama's mean score is 98, theirs is 95.
Sounds more typical than radical to me.
--- End quote ---
Maybe "typical" for this forum, but Senator Obama has the highest ratings possible by liberal and leftists groups. That shows that he is outside the mainstream of U.S. opinion. It would be dangerous to have a President with views that are far to the left or far to the right of the mainstream.
Individual states and congressional districts may elect far leftists or rightwingers, but the country as a whole needs a president who reflects the opinions of the overwhelming majority. Senator Obama is far to the left of the overwhelming majority of Americans.
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