Dream Ticket?

[ordos45]

What would you like to see as a President/Vice President ticket in the United States of America for the 2008 elections?  My personal choice is Powell/McCain.

First let's take a very brief glance at Secretary of State Powell:

Colin Powell is the son of Jamaican immigrants. He grew up in the Bronx in a dominantly Jewish neighborhood, and can speak Yiddish.

He went into the military at a time when African American men could not hope to get too far. Yet he stayed the course, worked hard, and managed to attain the rank of General.

As a member of Bush Sr's cabinet he was described as dovish for his wish to use what has been dubbed the Powell Doctrine. (If you want to know more ask, or Google it. It's a very simple yet elegant plan.) As a member of Bush Jr's cabinet he has often served to be a voice of reason and a conscience. And in the week following 9/11, he was on the phone with more than 80 world leaders conducting business and accepting sympathies on behalf of America.

Needless to say, I would definitely vote for someone who is not hastie to draw the sword, who wishes to work things out, and has overcome a great deal of adversity in life.

Now on to Senator McCain:

John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone, with a history of naval service extending back to his Grandfather. Reluctantly, he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958.

He became a naval aviator, and was shot down over Vietnam in 1967. He was offered the chance to be released when the North Vietnamese discovered he was the son and grandson of Admirals, lest they make America more mad, but he refused to break the military code that POWs are released in order of capture. As a result he endured five and a half years of horrid conditions and beatings in Hanoi.

In 1977 he became the Navy liason to the Senate. In 1982 he was elected to the House of Representatives from his home state of Arizona. In 1987 he was elected for the first time to the Senate, where he remains.

He ran against George W. Bush in the 2000 Primaries and won six states. In 2002 the McCain-Feingold bill was passed (also has a longer name that escapes me now), which was a great step in campaign finance reform. It was challenged on Constitutional grounds, but held in a Supreme Court decision in 2003.

He's a fical thing, not fitting well into any political wing. One one hand he's pretty conservative in military and social issues, but liberal with money matters. He tried to stop the construction of a new aircraft carrier to give the money to families on food stamps.

Needless to say I can respect anyone that willingly sacrifices his freedom for the sake of honor, and that would rather help families in need rather than build a carrier, that will sit in a dock half the year due to a budget run out halfway through it's tour of duty.

[HasimirFenring]

Dean/Kucinich.  A ticket to die for.

[DukeLeto]

Hillary Clinton/John McCain would be nice.  Or Powell/McCain.  Hell, Anyone/McCain or McCain/Anyone would be nice.  (As long as "Anyone" is not Bush.)  McCain seems like a better democrat than most democrats.

Or depending how "dreamy" we can get, how about Picard/Spock, with Data as Secretary of State?  I can see it now: "To go to war with a soveriegn nation based on such faulty evidince is not logical."

On a side note, I think Edric would make a nice president.

[danielsh]

I'd have to agree with Hasimir.  Dean/Kucinich (or Kucinich/Dean) would be my ideal choice, if I have to chose from modern American politicians.

Then again, I like Russ Feingold a lot.  Maybe he could be on someone's ticket.

[Edric O]

Ralph Nader/Dennis Kucinich

That is my dream ticket for the US Presidency, if I have to pick between real-life present-day American politicians. On the other hand, I've never heard of this John McCain that some people have mentioned here, so I'll have to do some research on him. He sounds pretty good so far, but not better than Nader/Kucinich.

On a side note, I think Edric would make a nice president.

Thank you. :) You know, I've been thinking of what policies and reforms I would implement if I ever got to lead a country's government. Of course, if that country happens to be the United States, the implementation of socialism there would probably count as the most significant event of the century. But we all know that I have more chances to win two different lotteries while being hit in the head by a meteorite than to ever come close to becoming US president. :) However, I think I've got pretty good odds to become an important political leader in a country closer to home. At the very least, I plan to be a political book author.

[Seal89999]

What would you like to see as a President/Vice President ticket in the United States of America for the 2008 elections?

[danielsh]

On the other hand, I've never heard of this John McCain that some people have mentioned here, so I'll have to do some research on him. He sounds pretty good so far, but not better than Nader/Kucinich.

McCain seems like a good guy, generally.  His political views are kinda all over the place:

McCain doesn't fit neatly into any political wing. He is conservative on many military and social issues, but more liberal on fiscal issues. He once fought against funding the construction of a new aircraft carrier, saying the money should be spent on the 12,000 families of the enlisted who were on food stamps. He is strongly pro-life and equally strongly against tobacco. His appeal during the 2000 presidential campaign was based on his style and personal image rather than any label of liberal or conservative. Because of this, some of his supporters have encouraged him to seek offices, including the presidency, on an independent ticket. Some have even suggested that he should run for Vice President on Massachusetts Senator John Kerry's presumptive Democratic ticket in the 2004 election, to help attract more moderate and conservative votes to the Democratic ticket. He has also been suggested as either a Republican, Democratic, third party or independent presidential possibility in the 2008 election.

Because of his quick temper and independence in the Senate, he is sometimes called a "maverick senator." He fights against pork barrel spending and supports expanded legislation on health care and education.

[Edric O]

Fascinating. A Republican presidential nominee that I actually like and would even vote for in certain circumstances! There should be more Republicans like him.

Why didn't this guy win the Republican primary in 2000? WHY? :'(

[danielsh]

Fascinating. A Republican presidential nominee that I actually like and would even vote for in certain circumstances! There should be more Republicans like him.

Why didn't this guy win the Republican primary in 2000? WHY? :'(

Because he's a Republican presidential nominee whom you actually like and would even vote for in certain circumstances ;-).

[ordos45]

Fascinating. A Republican presidential nominee that I actually like and would even vote for in certain circumstances! There should be more Republicans like him.

Why didn't this guy win the Republican primary in 2000? WHY? :'(

He did win six states actually...just not the rest.  Bush had more money, daddy's reputation, etc.