re: Yahoo writes article "It's Obama's Presidency, but Bush's World

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I always liked him, just had no charisma

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Because that's what we needed in 2008 - charisma in an empty suit?

I'm not a big fan of McCain - the politician - by any stretch - I'm from Louisiana and I can vote for the "lesser of 2 evils" without even batting an eye.

I love these criticisms that are leveled by the left:

McCain was too old in 2008 (he was 72 - why do I think that age won't be a negative in 2016).

Romney was too rich in 2012 (No peep from the left regarding how rich Kerry was in 2004).

I guess they don't see how transparent it is.

Just like this guy's bias - NO failure or failing of a democratic president is ever really questioned or treated as a negative - it's all dismissed ("just about sex", etc.), while even positive characteristics of Republican candidates are used as negatives

- McCain lost much of the use of his arms at the tender mercies of the left's allies, the North Vietnamese, and they make fun of him for not being able to use a computer

- Romney $hits tiffany cufflinks - his business skills are unquestioned - he's a turnaround man, economically - the left picked him because he was so moderate, and despite his religious convictions, cannot be argued to be some crazy fire-breathing, foaming at the mouth right-winger - so they make fun of his success.


Obama is deeply flawed, had little experience managing/leading people or large sums of money - which is, effectively, all a President does. I'm all for an "outsider" and I don't think government experience is absolutely required to lead the nation, but Obama had virtually no experience applicable to the job, other than political experience with campaigning and community agitating.

From the left? Crickets, because he was somehow a viable candidate, catalyst for "change" and had the correct (which is to say, hard left) ideology.