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The Chopping Block on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 12:00:00 PM
Overlooking the more experienced candidate for the more likeable one, the American public chose Bill Clinton in the election of 1992. This inability to see past the charm and the manipulation of public sentiment will happen again in 2008. The American public thinks this is American Idol and will choose the more likeable candidate once again. The problem is, likeability does not translate into competence.
We don’t need a snake charmer in the white house. We need a competent, experienced, and skilled leader. But the American public is too full of whimsy to elect one. They are still stuck on Harry Potter, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings where the wise wizard always knows what to do and leads the warriors down the correct path to victory. If Americans think charm and grace go hand in hand with wisdom and judgment, they are sadly mistaken, and we will all be led down the path to defeat.
Charming enough to charm the snake from the basket, Barak Obama will win the presidency and proceed to set the precedence that public likeability is more important than competence and experience.