John wrote > I think it is highly likely that a McCain with a Democrat dominated > Congress will spend less than a Obama with a Democrat dominated > Congress.
This might be a valid argument for me if there weren't more important factors to take into consideration. More important to me than ideology is leadership; the ability to inspire people, the ability to pick qualified subordinates and delegate authority, coolness under pressure, decisiveness and so on. As we have seen time after time in this campaign, Obama trumps McCain on leadership. Its not even close. McCain's campaign is erratic and inconsistent. He's had more that one major shakeup in a little over a year and he's chosen people like Phil Grahm, Sarah Palin and god only knows how many lobbyists who represent the antithesis of his maverick image. When the going got tough, he abandoned his principals and tried to instill fear in the electorate. Obama has been cool and steady at the helm of his campaign. He's inspired the kind of enthusiasm seldom seen in these political battles even to the point of eliciting admiration and support from hardcore conservatives. I'm confident that the people he appoints will feature excellence rather than political expediency and the decisions he makes will be pragmatic rather than idealistic. Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
