Question time with the President

John McCain has brought up the possibility of having something similar to the British Prime Minister’s Question Time in our country, with our President. Now, several issues were raised in class about how our politicians are neither witty nor brief, and that with a set term of office, question time might not do anything but lower a President’s effectiveness. And that something like this might change the way we vote completely. I’m not sure that changing the way we vote right now would be an entirely bad thing, but to pick a president based on his ability to grandstand and perform entertainingly, over maybe the ability to compromise or be diplomatic, might be a bad choice.But if we were able to enforce a time limit without crippling any specific person or side, it might be a really good idea. The majority of my generation gets most of their news from comedians like John Stewart and Steve Colbert. We prefer our news with entertainment, and if Question Time were to be instated in the United States, we would be much more likely to watch, and maybe learn about current issues and form our own opinions. Now, whether politicians want my generation making their own opinions or whether they want to be able to use advertising to sway the crowd, is a whole other issue