Now that's rich
The latest knock on the top Democratic presidential contenders -- U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. -- in some GOP circles is that they just don't have enough experience to deserve the job.
To take this argument seriously, you'll need to forget that in 2000, Republicans nominated George W. Bush, whose time in elective office consisted entirely of a term and a half as perhaps the nation's most powerless governor. You'll also need to ignore the examples of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower, who did all right despite their paucity of time as elected officials.
Experience is important, of course, but it's tough to argue that candidates' raw amount of experience, in and of itself, always should be the decisive factor in who's better suited for a job. Vice President Cheney has more governmental experience than almost any major-party contender, but to say the least, I don't see people rallying in the streets demanding that he run in 2008.
To take this argument seriously, you'll need to forget that in 2000, Republicans nominated George W. Bush, whose time in elective office consisted entirely of a term and a half as perhaps the nation's most powerless governor. You'll also need to ignore the examples of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower, who did all right despite their paucity of time as elected officials.
Experience is important, of course, but it's tough to argue that candidates' raw amount of experience, in and of itself, always should be the decisive factor in who's better suited for a job. Vice President Cheney has more governmental experience than almost any major-party contender, but to say the least, I don't see people rallying in the streets demanding that he run in 2008.
posted by Alabamian at 5:15 AM
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