What should be more important when deciding who to vote for…the candidates plan or their philosophy?

Jonah Goldberg wrote about this a couple of weeks ago. (LINK)

The simple, relevant fact is that the more detailed and extensive a plan a president proposes, the less likely it is that it will be enacted. One basic reason for this — often overlooked by politicians and the journalists who cover them — is that presidents don’t make laws in our system. Congress does. And Congress usually has plans of its own.

He concludes

The real hints for how to choose a candidate, at least in a general election (as opposed to a primary), reside in the realm of judgment, philosophy, track record and temperament. And, using those criteria, the choice shouldn’t be hard at all.

Now that Barack Obama’s philosophy is getting the light of day…his campaign is calling it a distraction. What he wants to talk about is his “plan”.  The Obama philosophy is a distraction.

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