Obama and O'Biden

I feel disappointed. I didn't know Joe Biden but when he was chosen by Barack Obama as vice-presidential candidate he sounded like a good pick, with a lot of experience as a senator. Unfortunately, I am just now listening to the speech he gave at the Democratic Convention and he sounds like a very critical and even angry person. I just don't get a sense of maturity or responsibility when a person seems so critical of just about everything to do with the opposition.

I watched Senator Obama's speech. It started off very well I thought, and I think it ended fairly well. But he lost me in the middle. I just lose respect for a person when they start tearing other people apart, as he seemed to be doing to the current US administation. I was with him until that point. Why he had to degrade himself by such tactics is difficult for me to understand. I felt a lot of repressed anger coming from him. What I would like to see would be a calm confidence and a respect for the difficult job done by his predecessors, a job that he himself would have to do if he were elected president. His performance however in my opinion did not demonstrate the level of maturity needed for that position.

It is my hope that Senator McCain will be able to do a better job. I appreciated McCain's ad that was run after Obama's speech congratulating Obama on a job well done. However from what I saw, the job was not good enough.

It must be difficult, in the heat of a presidential race, to be able to maintain one's composure and refrain from needless criticism of others. If a person is able to do that I think he or she can demonstate a higher level of capability, something along the lines of Jesus who was able to forgive and understand his persecutors.

Running for president is certainly a challenging experience for the candidates and an opportunity for their rapid learning and growth. I look forward to a good president with a host of worthy advisors and cabinet members.