Would you rather a person running for President be??

Question

Honest about his/her past? or would you rather them tell you what you want to hear. For example would you respect a person running for president if they came clean about say marijuana use during college or would you rather them not have done it at all? And do you think that if society expects perfection it causes some candidates to lie?

Answer 1

I'd rather them be upfront about it. They don't have to go live on TV with a special report, just answer the questions when they are asked. Marijuana use during college means nothing decades down the road. Honesty though, follows people around like a shadow.

Answer 2

That's kind of a loaded question. We all expect honesty in a person, whether it be a politician or a businessman, a priest, a doctor. Because we tend to get so disappointed when they all don't turn out to be, their credibility becomes the issue. Almost everyone has some things that they would not like to share with anyone, however, when it is a politician, we expect more. Right or wrong, we just do. This has kept many, many good people from running for office. No simple answer from me I'm afraid, I personally love a politician that does what they promised to do, unfortunately it seems, if they do, they never get re-elected while those that say one thing and do another, always seem to get re-elected. Go figure.

Answer 3

Bill's didn't inhale thing is the kind of **** that pisses me off about a candidate. I would rather have them admit it and be honest than be shrewd and underhanded like I didn't inhale. But to be honest, someone aspiring to be the president should not have done ANYTHING in their past to require a revelation about illegal activity.

The president should lead by example

Answer 4

I'd rather have honesty, but in reality, I don't need to know the details. I did some rather foolish things while young & foolish, and I don't necessarily hide it, but I don't go around telling all the details. I just say I was young & foolish, like Bush said, and leave it at that.

I don't hold things done while young to be a detriment. We learn by making mistakes. But if a candidate doesn't seem to have learned, then I won't support them.

Answer 5

Your question demonstrates maturity and it is not shocking that people lie when an imperfect society expects perfection from it's leaders.

I am not a Religious fanatic/zealot and therefore would gladly accept a candidate who admits his faults and moves on to correct them.

Answer 6

How come Liberals can not believe that u . s . of america can fail? Come on....Bush exceeded over $9.2 Trillion in Debt to Obama. And Obama extra yet another Trillion his first month in place of work. And now as a change of attempting to get a take care of on the debt he's featuring popular well-being care which will upload yet another TRILLION over the subsequent 5 years. Projections are through 2012 we will be 20 TRILLION in debt. basically how lengthy do you imagine the different countries interior the international will tolerate it? China owns one thousand billion in our debt and they actually advised Obama he needs to get a take care of on it. If China comes to a decision to call for price we is basically not in a position to pay it. except we supply them Alaska or something.

Answer 7

It doesn't matter to me as long as the following don't get voted in:

Ted "The Marxist Drunk" Kennedy
Nancy "the Marxist Puke" Pelosi
John "Swift Boat Marxist" Kerry
Al "The Marxist Bore" Gore
Hillary "Shrieking Marxist B-I-T-C-H" Clinton
Harry "Marxist A-S-S" Reid
Obama Osama

Answer 8

No one is squeaky clean but be up front and honest about yourself is always better.

Answer 9

I always believe in honesty... I always "question" a politician's honesty when they sound too good to be true. OK, I ALWAYS question a politician's honesty.

Answer 10

A black president