On Feb 13, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Kristyne McDaniel wrote:

>> There's a lot to be said for the feeling that you can

>> make a difference, and these young people today want

>> to make a big change from the current situation.

>

> You're basing your choice for a president on who makes young people

> more

> excited with his speechifying? I think the office of the presidency

> deserves

> more careful consideration than just looking at who gives more goose

> bumps

> to young voters.

>

> Elections are not rock concerts, and a president is not a rock star.

Oh, geez, do you really insist on twisting everything this way? If I

didn't know better, I'd say you've been hanging out with Republican

talking points strategists: take one small facet and then act as

though that is the only thing that exists.

I am not basing a complex decision on a single thing. It is rather

insulting that you would assume that I would.

-- Ed Leafe