Nondeliberative
- Sen. John McCain (president wannabe) dissembles and generally keeps his moistened finger in the air.
- President George Bush. The deliberative mind does not lead to the truculence of “Bring it on!” nor to the boasting of having “read two Shakespeares”, nor to the bull-dog jaws clamped down on “stay the course”.
- Any other nominees?
Deliberative
- Tom Oliphant applies history.
- Barack Obama applies life-experience, articulateness and eloquence (mixing intelligence and passion).
- Al Gore book-length statements on the most critical issue, the health of Gaia. Who better to lead at this time?
- Joe Biden, expert observer has been there, seen it, knows what to do.
