I talked about the wrong attitude of the American people, the voters.  Now I want to point out the wrong attitude of the candidates, the would-be presidents.  By reason, they should lay before the voters what they will do when they become the president. They should mention one by one their methods to solve the problems the U. S. government is facing, both international and domestic, both political and financial. They can debate whose methods are better so that the voters can consider whom they will finally decide to vote for.

But now the candidates are attacking one another, sometimes even personally. It is not like debating, but like bickering. That is always a bad tradition in the election campaign. That is not what the voters should see or like to see. They should show us, the voters, the civilized, educated side of their character, not their emotional, agitated side. They should not just give us the empty talk, but the practical ways how to turn America from the present bad situation for the better.

As for the Democratic Party, in my opinion, the two current candidates should unite to represent their party, like one can be the president and the other can be the vice president so that American people can see the hope of a bright future before them under a party as a strong union, not as separate groups. In my way of thinking, in the order of seniority, Ms. Hillary Clinton should be the president as she has more experience in the administration, with Mr. Obama as the vice president so that he can learn to be the president in the later elections as he is still young.

by X. L. Woo