Replies to 'A Barack and McCain...'

Hi Penny,

You're not running for POTUS, though.  The candidate for President of a country should at least show a modicum of patriotism especially since they're in the public eye, IMHO.  What harm could it do to wear a pin and say the pledge?  Why is preservation of our national heritage a bad thing?  He's running for leader of the free world, and while that one point may be the weakest link in the chain, it's still fairly significant.  It's a point of morale or lack thereof if the potential Commander in Chief doesn't bother to put his hand over his heart, wear a flag pin, or say the pledge.  What message does that convey to the troops?  They fight for our freedom and the potential POTUS doesn't even make an effort to show respect for what they lay their lives down for?

It's one in a long, long, long list of drawbacks to this candidate, and I hope you use it as a pro/con list in the back of your mind to weigh who you want to vote for.  You probably have already made up your mind, the election is 5 months away, but  consider it anyway.

Do all of these seem weak to you, or just the "I won't wear a pin"  point?  I think they all paint a mural that I'm not satisfied with, especially point #2, and #3, and the last two.

Please de-construct the arg's or show me their weaknesses- you've already said that not showing patriotism isn't necessarily an indicator of patriotism.  But that's just icing on the cake to me.