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Neither does the President. Remember Donovan, the President
proposes, the Congress disposes.<br><br>
I have been unable to document Obama's genius. Perhaps you could
lead me to his peer-reviewed writings on the Constitution and
international law. <br><br>
As to Palin, she does seem to have an impressive record in dealing with
corruption in her state. That suggests to me an ability to get
things done. Taking on a status quo and prevailing - that is
significant.<br><br>
I agree with you that leadership is important, but leadership has many
dimensions. IMHO, Obama has yet to reveal himself. If press
reports are accurate, Obama voted present some 163 times as a state
legislator. His record as a Senator is equally dismal. Again, if
press reports are accurate, he has spent the majority of his time as a
senator running to be a presidential candidate - most of his efforts
prior to the primary season were all on our nickel. Many of his
past affiliations are disturbing - Ayers, Wright, etc. And so on and so
on.<br><br>
It is shaping up to be an interesting race - and McCain/Palin seem to be
holding their own. And from the vitriolic and unfounded assertions being
tossed around right here in our own river city, I can safely predict that
by the time the rhetoric ends and the votes begin, there will be
virtually no stone unturned. We will all have a pretty good idea
about all four candidates. Exciting huh!<br><br>
See ya on the stump DJ.<br><br>
At 10:44 PM 8/30/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Palin has zero foreign policy
experience. She has no authority as a governor to conduct international
treaties or regulate international commerce. <br>
<br>
Obama is not much more experienced than Palin. But Obama is a genius, has
a JD degree from Harvard, and degree from Columbia. He is an expert on
the constitution, international law, and has been able to do something
that no other person has, politically defeat the Clintons in an election.
Other countries love Obama, they have never even heard of Palin. Obama
commands crowds ten times the size of the town Palin governed. How long
someone has sat in a chair or held a position is not the skill set needed
to be President. Leadership is the most important aspect of a President,
and Obama has that in spades. <br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<br>
Donovan<br><br>
--- On <b>Sat, 8/30/08, Jeff Harkins <i><jeffh@moscow.com></i></b>
wrote:<br>
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<dd>From: Jeff Harkins <jeffh@moscow.com><br>
<dd>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gov. Palin Foreign Policy Experience<br>
<dd>To: "Chasuk" <chasuk@gmail.com><br>
<dd>Cc: vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<dd>Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 10:29 PM<br><br>
<br>
<dd><pre>Thanks! You have such a way with words and such respect
for your
<dd>neighbors. Perhaps you have spent entirely too much time in
Warcraft.
<dd>My mistake on your European heritage. From a correspondence a
year
<dd>or so ago, I had been led to believe that you transmigrated from
<dd>Europe to US. You have made several references to how much you
<dd>prefer Europe to the US. It does make me wonder, if you love
the UK
<dd>so much, why are you here?
<dd>At 08:28 PM 8/30/2008, you wrote:
<dd>>On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 20:09, Jeff Harkins
<jeffh@moscow.com> wrote:
<dd>>
<dd>> > Obviously better training than you, and common sense just
comes as
<dd>part of
<dd>> > our kit - but then you are European, huh!
<dd>>
<dd>>I'm European? Since when? I'd better get my passport
changed.
<dd>>
<dd>> > To my Canadian friends, the author of the original message
does not
<dd>> > represent the views of most Americans. We have
absolute respect for
<dd>your
<dd>> > sovereignty, for your peaceful demeanor and for the
opportunity to
<dd>trade
<dd>> > with you.
<dd>>
<dd>>I have great respect and affection for Canadians, I just don't
have
<dd>>any respect for your idiocy.
<dd>>
<dd>>Chas
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