Michael Rowan: Barack is Not a Tiger

Barack Obama is not a tiger, so he may lose the presidential election like so many non-tigers before him -- George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore and John Kerry come to mind. American voters want a strong president, a man of action, and not an intellectual who hesitates about values before he acts. The same goes for women: Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are tigers. The Republicans have won 7 of the last 10 presidential elections by nominating tigers who communicated strong values with ease. Getting the right balance in communicating values is more important than getting on the right side of the issues in a presidential election. This is why John McCain is such a strong values candidate even though the Republican performance in economic affairs and foreign affairs has cratered for 80% or more of the... [read full story]                    

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