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Week of August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008

Let's talk about "experience"


Rove babbles on and on and on about Obama's lack of exerience, and McCain about his lack of military experience, and the ability "to be CIC from day one".

Shall we cast on eyes on Bush 43?

He had business experience, of the failing sort.  He was picked to be a front man, for publicity purposes of a dubiously major league" baseball organization.  Then Mr. Rove thought he was JUST RIGHT to be groomed to be President, so Mr. Rove ran his campaign for governor of Texas.  In Texas the governor has next to zero REAL political power, which from Karl Rove's viewpoint was perfect.  Big state, no power, but a large pulpit.  So while running for governor Dubya was also starting his run for President.

And so it came to pass that a man with no political experience, dismal business experience, and no military experience became "Commander in Chief", and has the chutzpah to question anyone else's ability.  And the Democrats are not leaping on this?  Somebody's asleep at the switch. 

Then there's Cheney, another no military experience (except avoiding it) "expert".

I'll omit the brilliant military genuis those two picked to be commander of "shock and awe", Tommy Franks.  Or that other brilliant military tactician, Rumsfield.

And, yes, McCain endured terrible things as a POW.  If I didn't know about it before, I've certainly heard, and heard, and heard now.  Now, exactly HOW does being a POW give one the training and experience to command troops, and be a military tactician? His father was an Admiral, but I can find no great record of John McCain being much of a military leader. Only that if one has the temerity to bring it up, one is chastised for mentioning it, as he endured so much as a POW.  I somehow don't think he commanded many troops, nor planned many military exercises while he was a POW, so his CIC credentials are not all that great.

So, why aren't the people in charge in the Democratic side noticing this? 
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