The impression I get is Alex Salmond puts Alex Salmond first and Scotland second. He evades answering crucial questions and is so hell bent on Independance he is willing to lead the Scottish people though a very dangerous maze without a map or the proper protection.
I assume should the ballots return a winning Yes vote Salmond will become the all powerful Prime Minister of Scotland and go down in history.
On the other hand you have Alastair Darling who come across as far more intelligent and someone who really fears for Scotland's future if the vote go the wrong way.
He may have been born in London but is no stranger to Scotland. He was educated in Fife then finished his education in Aberdeen University and is married to a real live Teuchter in Anna MacLean,
Alastair Darling has much less to gain personally by saying "vote No" but is fighting hard to try and explain the reasons why but Salmond simply won't go there.
Salmond bases everything on inflated oil revenue figures that have always been much less than predicted...........when the real figures prove to be a mile off those predicted what happens to all his promises then?
He blatantly lies to the public when he makes out that Scotland using the pound as currency is a matter of course....a pound controlled by the bank of England..there's more traps in that than there was in the jungle the Vietnam war, Yet Alex Salmond is willing to lead us through the jungle with no plan of escape should we need to U turn.
I'd want a lot more assurances than Salmond can give or even willing to consider before I would vote for independence.
