[rodguy911]

I really like George Allen. I think he is genuine patriot, and a good man. But I have always questioned whether or not he is Presidential.
While I would disagree with Rudy far more than Allen I do see him as "way more" Presidential. I guess it's a "charisma" thing or a "leadership" thing, Rudy or Condi for that matter just come off as more appropriate leaders to me when you get to the very top of the heap.

[Bahbah]

Is it just me or does the look on Negroponte's face just scream "You silly little man, Wallace. Try to find an intelligent question."

[Laverne]

Timmy quoting an article written by a Marine about Anbar province...I thought there was a clarification on this from the marines. ALlen doesn't know about it, and Timmy, in his standard democrat position, doesn't give all the fact, he only gives some of the facts. I can't stand Fat Dim. Webb looks and acts like a real clymer. "We don't have any more troops"...what a joke and what a liar....typical dem.

[Morgan in Denver]

Agreed. I hope Allen grows into a better candidate. Time will tell.

[Phsstpok]

I agree about the relative presidential stature of Rudy and Allen. Part of it, for me, is going back to how Rudy cleaned up a huge portion of NY crime. He concentrated on the small things, like street people harassing folks with "agressive panhandling," squeegeeing windshields without being asked (and maybe keying cars if you didn't pay up), etc. A lot of the petty crime came from these people. Getting them straightened out, or hustled off to rehab or prison, solved a huge chunk of the crime problem and freed up police resources to really attack the serious issues. It's practical stuff like that which attracts me to his candidacy.

Part of me is afraid, however, that the lesser stature of Allen for a lot of people may partly come from his acting "too Southern." I am a child of the South, though I grew up in NY, and my father (from Neshoba County, Mississippi) was always offended by how people in the North and out in California looked down on people who sounded or acted Southern. That's part of why I'm so ashamed of Bill Clinton. It will be several generations before that stain on the South's honor is forgotten. Hopefully it won't leave any DNA behind.