The Sage Speaks

Having access to a great political sage, I asked myself to rank the tasks facing the post Bush president in terms of urgency (not just importance). Then I asked my sage to rate each Demo candidate's skills for that purpose:

1. Declare a strategic objective for Iraq based on some sort of exit that would include regional or international effort sto fix the Bush mess.

Best skills for purpose: HRC, Richardson, Biden, Dodd

2. Reorganize a terribly dysfunctional executive and judicial branch. This is a huge and urgent task,

Best skills for purpose: HRC

3. Tax policy reform

Best skills for purpose: Obama, Dodd

4. Judicial reform

Best skills for purpose: Edwards, HRC, Obama

5. Repair US Image, new alliances

Best skills for purpose: Obama, Richardson

6. Address America's Class Issues:

Best skills for purpose: Obama, Richardson,

7. Convince Americans of Need to Sacrifice

Best skills for purpose: Obama, HRC

8. Re-establish Scientific Apparatus

Best skills for purpose: Obama, HRC,

9. Address the Immigration Mess

Best skills for purpose: Edwards, Dodd,

10. Provide Role Model

Best skills for purpose: Obama, HRC, Richardson, Edwards

Remember, this is a scientifically derived, objective survey.