Answer the Questions
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Every four years, something comes
around that attracts nearly every American to the television set...
until now. No, it’s not
the Olympics; it’s the presidential debates, the biggest waste of
time since mandatory PE. Although
they are very important for the image of the candidates, the debates do
not shed any light on how qualified they are to serve as the nation's
President.
As shown by both candidates, the questions don’t really
matter; they just say whatever the hell they want.
For example, when George W. Bush, the “esteemed” Republican
candidate, was asked whether it was true that Texas was 49th
in education, he responded, “I am a good person, I have a good
heart.” Now that’s
all well and good, but what does that have to do with education?
It was a simple "yes or no" question. Also, the candidates spend a great
deal of time talking about what they will do with taxes.
Every moment that they spend on this is one wasted that could
be spent on something such as foreign affairs, which they have control
over. The problem? The
President has nearly nothing to do with taxes and tax laws.
It is the Congress that makes them.
However, he can send troops into a foreign country bypassing
Congress. Finally, by organizing the debates in such a manner that panelists, the people who asked the candidates questions, could not respond to the candidates answers, the debates lost yet another opportunity to prove themselves useful. Had the panelists been able to clarify the question asked or redirect the candidate, perhaps much of the question-dodging could have been avoided.
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