I attempt to watch the news every day in order to stay current with events. To date I have not heard any of the interviewers ask two questions that I believe will shed some light on the candidates.
1. To date Gravel, Biden and Dodd have dropped out of the race. Richardson is consistently placing well down in the polls and in the caucusing to date. All of these candidates have relied upon their years of Washington politics to be their prime propeling factor. Shouldn't the question be asked that the voters in general seem to be voting against such experience as prime criteria to become President? The voters seem to be saying that Washington politics per se are broken and seem at this time to be rejecting the status quo. If this indeed is true, what do these candidates bring to the contest other than years of useless experience?
2. The second question might be directed towards the front runners. In hindsight I can't think of a more honest individual than Jimmy Carter. He had the best of intentions but was totally ineffective as President. I didn't vote for him but give him due credit for attempting to buck the system. If the front runners indeed propose to change the atmosphere in Washington, how do they propose to do it? It is all well and good to say they'll change the way Washington does business, but how will they accomplish it? Will they have a bipartisan cabinet or will they have a VP from a different party? Let's hear some facts from these contenders before we vote for someone who offers a platform of empty promises.
