I'm curious why people vote for someone old. So far, the youngest Presidents in American history have alwys been the best. Also the ones with least government experience have pushed the country forward most: Abe Lincoln, JFK, Bill Clinton to name a few.
I'm curious to find out why? I think our country needs some new blood, brains, braun and heart.
2007-12-17 10:32:44 · 14 answers · asked by Mr Rothwyn 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I love how people spit on the memory of JFK and Lincoln. Great job, loyal Americans.
2007-12-20 15:57:48 · update #1
well, with age, wisdom comes. but it's more or less a coincidence....age really has very little to do with it.
2007-12-17 10:36:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well you picked some good ones to compare Obama to. Lincoln lost every race he entered up until being elected pres. When he did get elected he got us into the bloodiest war we have ever fought. Sound familiar? JFK wasn't around long enough to have much of a history although he made a pretty good start. What happened to him was a damn shame. Bill Clinton was just a damn shame all together.
Age does not always translate into wisdom nor does youth translate into ignorance. But I'm not willing to gamble the future of America on someone with as little experience as Obama. So, give me a candidate with morals, experience, knowledge and has the best interest of our country as a whole at heart and I'll make up my own mind.
2007-12-17 15:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ken B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I served under seven Presidents. And I don't consider John Fitzgerald Kennedy to be one of the best. On the day he died there were 51 legislative proposals of his in the "pending basket" that he couldn't move through a Congress dominated by members of his own party. Within six months of assuming office, Johnson had 49 of them on the law books.
William Jefferson Clinton didn't move the country forward. His eight years were the bulk of the decade of denial about international terrorists and the threat they posed to our nation. Abraham Lincoln's election wound up dividing the nation, not moving it forward. And it led to a war with the highest amount of American casualties of any conflict we have ever fought as a nation.
But, it is of little consequence. I only vote for electors pledged to some candidate's election as President. So do most other U.S. citizens. Since I still hold a Federal commission (even though I am on the Navy Retired List) I can't even serve as a member of the Electoral College. But, despite all that, I know the proper spelling of "brawn". So, perhaps age does count for something.
2007-12-17 11:02:03 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bill Clinton pushing the country forward?! HAHAHA To answer your question, experience is ususaly better than no experience, and in the 2008 elections, I think that the candidates with more experience are better for this country.
2007-12-17 10:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by Cali Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Got news for you. Lincoln certainly wasn't young when he was elected! I would NEVER put Clinton's name with Lincoln...or JFK. And, I don't agree with your saying that the youngest have always been the best. Ronald Reagen, is said, by many, to be one of the greatest. He wasn't young... neither was Washington, Roosevelt, or Ike. I could give many more examples.
2007-12-17 10:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by amazin'g 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You said the young ones are the best and name Lincoln, JFK and Clinton as examples.
I'll agree with Licoln.
The other two were not worth a damn.
2007-12-17 10:36:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
"Push the country forward"?
Is there a point where you cant be pushed forward? Is that point extended WAY beyond the constitutional boundaries for government?
Do you care? Or do you just want changes to be made no matter what they are, so long as govt seems busy? "Progress" "Moving or pushing forward"
Those terms just mean expanding government, and governments powers over the people to me!
*I would vote for experience, wisdom, and knowledge of the US Constitution.
2007-12-17 10:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by vote_usa_first 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
yes, i think my 10 year son should be the president.
2007-12-18 03:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by T E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on platform rather than age. Mike Gravel is old, but he is great
2007-12-17 10:38:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because, as you said, age does not denote intelligence or wisdom.
2007-12-17 10:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋