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Edited on Sun Jul-15-07 10:46 PM by draft_mario_cuomo
Yet the press never bothers to question their experience. Ghouliani made sure the trash was picked up on time and cracked down on people who washed windshields of stopped cars. This qualifies him to be president?
==Matt Bai in the New York Times magazine has an interesting article on how the top 5 contenders for the presidency have little experience for the office.==
Who was classified as a top 5 candidate? Did it include candidates of both parties or just Democrats? Among Democrats, Richardson has by far the best resume while Biden and Dodd also have considerable experience. HRC arguably has a lot of experience as well, depending on how much stock you put into her time as First Lady.
==why is it that the state senate experience is dismissed and not counted as relevant==
The same reason minor league experience is not counted when people say "player X" has 10 years of experience. ;)
==Past president's actual experience before taking office was discussed and then I came across a comment that made me wonder about how much time is really needed vs. life experience.==
Life experience is nebulous. Which life experiences qualify you for the presidency? Anyone can claim their life experiences qualify them to be president.
==We pretty much agree, I assume, that Eisenhower was a very good president and very capable and had excellent judgement. He had exactly ZERO years of government experience.==
He served as the Supreme Allied Commander in the fight against the Nazis. As the nation's top general he had substantial execute experience. You cannot compare him to a political neophyte with zero executive experience.
Regardless of how much the Obama camp tries to make the case that his life experiences qualify him to be president this issue will remain his biggest hurdle. Perception is reality. He is perceived by the vast majority of voters as inexperienced. Will that be enough to cause him to lose? Stay tuned.
The one thing Obama could do to help himself in the short-term on this front is to stop blaming his staff for everything his campaign does wrong. First, people easily see through that. Secondly, it further raises questions about whether he is prepared to run a $2.9 trillion government.
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