I like Mike

[bpr]

Months ago I was growing depressed with the already developing Presidential Election. I have always been intrigued by many party democracy both in their ability to better capture positions, as well as their much shorter election cycle. How cynical can I be, when I say that at least half of the politicians' time is campaigning. So now, we've been

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[combinator]

He's a Creationist. That's enough to knock him off my list.

[bpr]

From the Newsweek link, "My point was, I don't know how long it took, I don't know when it happened, where it happened, I wasn't there. But if you want to pin me down, I believe that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. I don't know how he did it."

I would say the same thing. And I am classified as a theistic evolutionist.

[combinator]

As your Wikipedia link states, his beliefs affect his policies

[whitemage]

Well, I disagree with him on almost every single point. But at least he's straightforward about what he thinks. With a lot of other candidates, their stances are so malleable that I can't even tell whether I disagree with them or not. Regarding those candidates, I am reminded of Pauli: "That's not right. It's not even wrong."

[bpr]

I can't say that I agree with him on every point. But I agree with you that knowing at least where he stands is much easier, which helps me trust him on the positions with which I agree.