hmmmm..... cope, do you honestly believe that other world leaders are that much better? who, why, and how are they so much beter? i realize that you did not say they are, but it sounds like you are hinting at it.
arnold isnt a "poor" choice by any stretch of the imagination. he just doesnt have the resume that lends security to his position. he was the third best candidate, given his stance (although he hasnt given much insight into how he plans to fix it) on the major issues at hand. the two with the better qualifications stood no chance of winning.
also, we must take into account the that he is not naive enough to believe he has all the answers- he has alread yreached out to other leaders and congressmen to work together to fix things. of course he is stil basking in the victory glow, so a year from now i may be ranting about how bad he screwed things up. but isnt that the point? let the man have a chance to fix things or screw them up before we judge and mock him.....
he isnt exactly my first choice, but he isnt a poor choice. heres the thing-you guys can laugh or mock, but you dont have to live with the consequences if he DOES fail- and that isnt funny at all.
as far as the usa becoming a superpower..... well i dunno, you tell me..... we have had some tremendous leaders along the way to get us here. none of them were perfect, and some had greater sins than others. poor choices? i tell you the truth, the poor choices that make this country look so bad go deeper than our presidents and governors.
its the rascists, its the biggots, its the self-righteous church, its the mayor, its...... police corruption, its big business, its....... who?
its the people on this site who support artists that promote sex and violence, its hollywood and its support of sex and violence in its movies, its the buying public who pays for it, its the drug dealers, its the guy who gave the dealers the drugs, its the people who buy them, its the kid who cheats on his test....... who?
lets see...... its the pagans, athiests, the tree huggers ,the doctors who charge $25 for an asprin, its the guy at the corner store taht charges .95 for a can of soda, its the immigrants, its the people buying cracked software, downloading music......
..... and it is the res tof the world that seems to follow our lead culterally.
... so you without blame, go ahead and cast the first stone.