Reply #55: It is sad to me. He could have been special if he'd waited until he was ready.

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If he had run in four or eight years, he could have been special. I honestly think the best thing for him would be to lose to Clinton and try a comeback in four or eight years, when he's got campaign experience and some federal experience. But he ran without knowing what he was doing, he played dirty, it worked for him, but now he's suffering the backlash.

You're probably right, he probably will get the nomination. He may or may not lose to McCain, who's digging his own grave with a backhoe these days. What if he wins, though? He's shown himself to be dishonest and naive in the extreme. He's all over the place ideologically. Except on race, where I really like him. But how's he going to govern? The way he voted or the way he says he is now? Will he show an initiative as president that he hasn't shown so far in his life?

I'll vote for him, probably, but only because I don't want McCain appointing SCOTUS members. But things won't get better with him. He has no clue on economics or foreign policy, so the war will go on and the economy will struggle and wages will continue to fall. Or, he'll screw up royally and make it all worse. All these "He's inspirational and that's what a president needs" people are just flat naive.