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One term President?

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I don’t think McCain can last 2 terms as this is a high stress job. If he becomes president, he will be the oldest at 72. I was surprised to find out that McCain himself has said that he might not seek reelection: If I said I was running for eight years, I’m not sure … Read more

How important is precedent for president?

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Hillary states that since 1916, no Democrat has won the presidenial nomination without winning West Virginia. Imagine, if McCain says when campaigning against Obama or Clintion, “No black man has ever won the Presidency!” or “No woman has ever been elected President of USA!”. Ofcourse, he won’t say that. Just focus on the issues and … Read more

McCain: how low can you get?

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I used to like McCain: war veteran and POW; has actual combat experience unlike Bush, Cheney who sent other people to war — and to their deaths. 8 years ago, I wish McCain was the nominee and even the president. But not after reading McCain’s recent comments. An excerpt from the nytimes article: In the … Read more

Condi Rice says “Go easy on the rice”

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The more recent one is about the rise in the price of rice due to improving diets in China and India. I have no doubt that Condi and Bush didn’t imply that the rice eaters — predominantly Asian — in US are suffering because Indians and Chinese are no longer starving in their respective countries.