I would like to vote before I die and Gates is the only one on the horizon that I would vote for. We all know of his qualifications but what impresses me the most is that his head would not be turned by the money and corruption of Washington. Giving away 30 billion seems to verify that fact.

Yes, Bill has been said to be a ruthless businessman and as a testament to that he runs the worlds second largest company. Isn’t that what he is supposed to do???, run his company, in a moral way, to give his employees a high standard of living and his investors some of the highest stock returns in corporate history. His negotiating skills, mental capabilities and energy is just what a President needs. I believe that what he did for Microsoft he would do for the US and then the World.

We all know that we are going “global” (I estimate that we are over 50% there) and the world is too small to support the present and past policies that our government espouses. “Time and tide wait for no man”, so lets go there surfing on the high wave instead of being dragged over the rocks. I think that Bill can do that for US.

I am a business man with a net worth in 10 figures. I did not get there by doing stupid things or thinking stupid thoughts. No, I am not in electronics, software or the market. Yeah, Bill’s head could be turned but I do not see anyone else out there that I would come close to voting for. “Gates in 08”!!!!!

I would think sitting between a bunch of geeks intent on putting their plan in place would help him wade through conflicting interest groups.

Before he gets my vote, I would have to size up the competition.

That is one of the major points why people want him to run. How did you miss that?

After the first couple Deists left office, all we’ve had are Christians (and lately christian nutbags). Some of us want a change.

But he couldn’t be bought. He could spend all of his own money and be beholden to no one.

I would vote for him. I couldn’t care less whether he goes to church. If your pipes are leaking, you need a plumber. Who cares if he worships lobsters. Can he fix my pipes?

Bill cares about doing good works, his legacy, and the next big challenge. Plus, 1600 Penn Ave is even cooler than his house!

It all boils down the a confusion of what the “a” prefix means. It is not a negation. It means “without.” So an atheist is not someone who denies god’s existence. It’s merely someone without a belief in god. Rocks are atheists. Babies are atheists. I’m an atheist. Anything is an atheist if it has no belief in god.

And it’s not a positive belief. It’s not an assertion of any kind. It’s a complete lack of a belief. It’s an absence of a belief. I can’t think of any other way of putting it, but it is not a denial of god’s existence. There’s a phrase for that: “Someone who denies the existence of god.” Notice how that’s spelled and pronounced completely differently than “atheist”!

“Oh shit…I meant to right click”

Wrong. He wouldn’t even take 5th place in the primaries. The American people will not vote for an atheist.

Disclosure: I’m atheist

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He’s atheist. I know because agnostics are cowards.

The semantics of atheist vs. agnostic has always bothered me. I don’t believe in agnostics.

For the sake of argument, do you think an “agnostic” would have a better chance than an atheist at getting elected? Sure…

Either way, I doubt he would be a war monger.

Comment by JulieB — 12/5/2006 @ 12:24 pm

It’s just politics. The trick to electing an athiest is to give the extremists a reason to stay home.

I didn’t know he was an athiest, but if he is, that’s yet another good reason to vote for him… That, and he’s in favor of a progressive tax.

To be honest I prefer someone like him or Clinton over anyone from the Bush clan.