SocraticGadfly: Obama and McCain potential presidential styles analyzed

October 18, 2008

Obama and McCain potential presidential styles analyzed

The AP has twin news analysis pieces on how presidents McCain and Obama would govern.

I totally agree with the McCain piece. His temper and impulsiveness quotients would make him Shrub redivivus in style as well as policy.

I strongly disagree with the central theme of the Obama piece, though, that he would be a hands-off CEO in the Reagan style, albeit much better informed.

Rather, I think due to his controlling nature that he would be hands on all the way to the Jimmy Carter level in a way that might not be an unalloyed good.

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