Public Opinion: How Much Control Over the Economy Will the Next President Have?

McCain may have shown character as a prisoner of North Vietnam but Cowardice to finish raising his first family. His first wife and 3 kids were helped by the Reagans and Ed Meese while in the words of his first ex " John just wanted to be 24 years old again at 42" McCain has a short fuse and bad temper. Not presidential timber. And I am a Kennedy Carter and Reagan man. Cool heads must prevail

Obama raised in Hawaii could repair relationships with most foreign countries because he treats others with civility and resprect. Probably neither could control the oil robber barons or Fed power complex Republican or Democrat but Obama could, like Reagan make us proud of ourselves again. Internally he seems a man like Rodney King who after beaten by So. Calif copys on videotape said "Can't we all just get along" Here in Hawaii where Obama partly raised we do just this though not necessarily liking each other as groups. But we live on an island. And the world is an island where in 28 countries I've found person to person we can get along if we try.

Robert Smith of HI 3:44AM July 13, 2008