[Darkwolf377]

"...there is nothing more urgent than the fate that is awaiting our Social Security and Medicare programs."

Whatever the value of these specific programs, this isn't the way to capture the imagination of an American public trying to decide between Hillary or Obama just because it would be "cool" to "finally" elect a black or a woman.

[TheThinker]

The situation is pretty disheartening when analyzing the Republican nominees. They don’t capture the imagination of Republicans and they lack charisma. They lack the ability to really connect to everyday people. That’s the kind of person we need. I see a lot of that type of ability in Fred Thompson. He seems to be waiting for the right time, letting the other candidates make mistakes that will differentiate him from them. But Giuliani is the 500 pound guerrilla in the room that could beat Hillary and I don't vote Democrat and I don't stay home on election day.