tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post5468503673549479653..comments2023-10-29T09:14:37.832-04:00Comments on Painfully Objective Political Analysis (POPA): Schooling You on CarsonChris Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-61219171184164659522008-03-04T17:49:00.000-05:002008-03-04T17:49:00.000-05:00I appreciate you helping with the Mary Ann Sulliva...I appreciate you helping with the Mary Ann Sullivan campaign as that was a victory for good government. I, too, was a skeptical of Andre Carson but this was a few years ago when there was talk that he would run for city council. I have since talked with him, listened to him, he has listened to me. I find him fully aware of our community and the issues and ready to go to congress. I think his wife and father-in-law have been very good influences on him. Judge David Shaheed is one of the most respected judges we have.ArtFugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280877111022256093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-82167706726337874852008-03-04T11:54:00.000-05:002008-03-04T11:54:00.000-05:00Good and fair post. I have to disagree with you o...Good and fair post. I have to disagree with you on one point. You said that none of the other candidates whose names are being passed around as an alternative to Carson have experience applicable to Congress. Orentlicker and Mays both serve in a body that is a microcosim of Congress. Sure, the politics aren't as brutal or the stage as grand, but the job experience is similar. And Orentlicker, specifically, is already battle-tested in a swing district. That means something when the politics and stage are larger. Just my opinion :)<BR/><BR/>You've got better insight into this race, and Carson particularly, than I do. I'm so far out of the political realm now that it isn't even funny. But I just can't feel in my conscience that I can vote for him. It just feels too dirty for me. Very good candidates were pushed out to make room for someone with no public record to stand on. I just can't support that thinking.Exit 465https://www.blogger.com/profile/00353474407688923775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-31624733984750676112008-03-03T23:02:00.000-05:002008-03-03T23:02:00.000-05:00Ahhhh...the difficulty of creating a short respons...Ahhhh...the difficulty of creating a short response to this one. Well, I'm hoping that I didn't misinterpret what I perceived to be a comparison to Obama because, simply put...there isn't one. While I agree that the whole charisma/listening to constituents trait is important, I also believe wholeheartedly that there must be some indication that one has the intellectual capacity to think on their own and not be controlled by others. The difference between him and Obama is that Obama's experience proves that he listens to the people and is a proven advocate for the people. He has been for many years. Mr. Carson simply hasn't shown any similar traits. I'm open to the possibility, but I'm very skeptical.legaldivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516493702692072675noreply@blogger.com