DISQUS

Come on, that's Republican rhetoric! Why didn't Bush lift the Federal ban 7 years ago when he took office?!?! If he really felt that it was a critical thing to do as "policy", then why did he wait till now (at a time of so called crises?)

You KNOW that Bush's lifting of the ban was nothing more than election year posturing! And, don't forget George HW Bush is the President that established the Federal Ban in the first place ... Odd that the family has now had a "complete" flip flop (Republicans like that term :)

Blah, blah, blah ... Arrogance? McCain has a rich wife, and they own multiple residences & investment properties.

But, honestly, what matters is who has "experience" to be President. Well, it's neither! You don't have experience unless you are the incumbent President. We have to decide based on the "facts" of the candidates, not experience.!

Honestly, if you want political experience you'd choose McCain. However, that experience doesn't mean Presidential success, so how do you choose. I'm trying to decide, so tell me.

If you want an outsider, then how can you not choose Obama? But, does outsider mean the person will be a "good" President. Who knows? Again, tell me how you would decide?

If military service is important, then tell me how I evaluate whether one's service is a predictor of Presidential success? I doubt there is a cause & effect correlation! I'm open to hear arguments though ...

And, similarly, how does someone who can lead a "community" levely following be a good President. I don't know that that is a predictor of a good President either, but I'm open to hearing why it might. Please, someone, tell me why I can be confident in "that" person!

That's it, I'm undecided, but looking for "real" change ...

Can you tell me why we are even discussing this topic? Where was this issue 3, 4, 5 years ago? Shouldn't we hold all these politicians & candidates accountable for "not" allowing offshore drilling during those years? I'm tired of the "topic" of the current "problem" being an issue today, but during all the years when the "problem" escalated! Isn't there even one person who "anticipated" this problem. If so, please tell me, and let me know if that person brought the problem up to Obama or McCain. Afterwards, I can determine whether one candidate or the other has a "fault" in the problem, otherwise I have to blame everyone who had a chance to act over the last 5, 10, 15, 20 years - should I go on, it doesn't have limit, to me ...

Please help me understand! Am I missing something?

What does space exploration matter? Can someone tell me exactly what it is that we are trying to accomplish in space? How does exploring Mars help our "security"? Is there some "laser" that can save us from a nuclear attack, from MARS? Or, from the Moon, for that matter? And, given Russia agressive stance, how can we trust that "partnership"

Please, please, tell me what we can gain from this topic in general. And, especially, tell me how this matters when choosing the next president?