A particularly entertaining disagreement email:
Here is my disagreement: Micheal, you will base your pick of the Republican
candidates on how closely their positions on the issues match yours. This
is why we might lose to Obama again. John McCain lost because, next to Obama, he
looked like ol’ man Potter from “It’s A Wonderful Life.” We live in a world
where Saturday Night Live has more influence on Independents than all the Sunday
morning political shows combined. The swing voters are not concerned with the
nuts and bolts of political issues. They will base their vote on style,
appearance, smoothness, and speaking ability. Most all the Republican candidates
will make great presidents and I will vote for any of them over Obama. But the
current presidential hopefuls should already be disqualified for the following
physical reasons: Mitch Daniels – unpresidential hair; Tim Pawlenty –
unrecognizable in a police line-up of copier salesmen; Newt Gingrich – too short,
too stocky, Keebler Elf vibe; Palin & Bachmann – voices more suitable for
sitcom characters; Ron Paul – should be wearing a strait jacket and a hockey mask;
Herman Cain – looks too much like the Secret Service (sunglasses and earpiece);
Chris Christie – probably the reason Herman Cain made so much money with the
pizza franchise. Mitt Romney is the one candidate who has the smoothness, the
hair, the looks, the articulation, the height, the charisma to challenge Obama.
Like the other Republican candidates, his issues are generally acceptable to
all. The future President will have to compromise somewhat anyway to pass
anything. So Michael, getting caught up in the minutia of the issues is
unimportant. Let’s elect someone who at least looks the part.
-Dan, California