tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901235.post3732161986736913647..comments2023-09-18T04:25:33.976-04:00Comments on From The Home Office: Executive ExperienceDana Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901235.post-83625476311533895912008-09-15T09:04:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:04:00.000-04:00If experience is so important, with time served in...If experience is so important, with time served in the US Senate sine qua non, then why isn’t Hillary Clinton the Democratic Party candidate for President? Better yet, why not Joe Biden?<BR/><BR/>As to the difference in experience between Obama and Palin, perhaps a vulgar riddle will inform: Two ladies of the evening are having a conversation. One says, “I’ve been working this street corner for nearly two years.” The other says, “I’ve been working this street corner for nearly four years, but I had to take two years off for the treatment of a particularly nasty case of the clap.” Which is more virtuous?<BR/><BR/>Keep the argument going. Die hard Democrats or Republicans will not be swayed by it. However, it serves to sway the undecided voters towards McCain. By making the argument that Palin is not experienced attention is focused on Obama’s lack of experience compared to McCain or Biden. It also makes the undecided voter wonder why Obama seems to be running against Palin. He is, after all, running against McCain, but the focus is shifted elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>I will watch this campaign smugly amused. Karl Rove and the Republicans, and you and the Democrats will apply procrustean logic to facts and rumor in attempting to convince the public that one Menendez brother is better than the other. Right now Lyle, the older one, seems to be taking the lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901235.post-79047085252214330832008-09-12T11:23:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:23:00.000-04:00Your logic defies description. Time in the US Sena...Your logic defies description. Time in the US Senate exposes even a neophyte to more high-level situations than anything a governor ever faces, especially a governor who told Charlie Gibson she has insights into Russia because there are points in Alaska where you can see Russia.<BR/><BR/>Palin's qualifications, or lack thereof, are more germane than most vice-presidential candidates, as McCain's age makes him less likely to complete his term than most previous candidates. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of not making a point you then pull the classic Republican/conservative move of arguing both sides in defense of your point. I can't argue that Palin's inexperience disqualifies her without admitting Obama's inexperience disqualifies him; then say it doesn't matter because we elected Lincoln and things worked out for us. If experience truly does not matter--whihc is what you seem to be saying with the Lincoln comment--then I could ask the same question of you as you asked in your comment: why even discuss it.<BR/><BR/>One question you failed to address, and I'm curious: What do you think of ROve's comments, that Kaine would be a blatantly political choice for Obama to make due to his inexperience, but Palin is good for the country Saying McCain has the necessary experience won't cut it; he'll be dead if she gets the job.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901235.post-21359545611296132762008-09-12T10:54:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:54:00.000-04:00I’m sure, embedded somewhere in your latest screed...I’m sure, embedded somewhere in your latest screed is a point, but I just couldn’t seem to find it. If, with your permission, I could paraphrase, it really boils down to this:<BR/><BR/>Do you think Gov. Palin’s level of experience disqualifies her as a potential vice-president?<BR/><BR/>If you answer “no,” the question is begged “why even discuss it?”<BR/><BR/>If the answer is “yes,” then you must, logically, also disqualify Barak Obama as a candidate for president. Arguments could be made that the paltry experience of one bests the paltry experience of the other, but in the final analysis they are both neophytes. The difference is that one is on the ticket to serve as president and held, one would expect, to higher entry criteria than the lower position. The warm piss difference between the two, favorable to either side, does not change the logic of disqualification. <BR/><BR/>Also, keep in mind this: We once elected President a one term Congressman who had served in his State Legislature and had failed in becoming elected US Senator. His name was Abraham Lincoln. That salient point is equally favorable to a vice-presidential candidate as to a presidential candidate.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to silly arguments this is another that should not be made as it quickly becomes distracting and tiresome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901235.post-12291779299674545282008-09-12T10:52:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:52:00.000-04:00I’m sure, embedded somewhere in your latest screed...I’m sure, embedded somewhere in your latest screed is a point, but I just couldn’t seem to find it. If, with your permission, I could paraphrase, it really boils down to this:<BR/><BR/>Do you think Gov. Palin’s level of experience disqualifies her as a potential vice-president?<BR/><BR/>If you answer “no,” the question is begged “why even discuss it?”<BR/><BR/>If the answer is “yes,” then you must, logically, also disqualify Barak Obama as a candidate for president. Arguments could be made that the paltry experience of one bests the paltry experience of the other, but in the final analysis they are both neophytes. The difference is that one is on the ticket to serve as president and held, one would expect, to higher entry criteria than the lower position. The warm piss difference between the two, favorable to either side, does not change the logic of disqualification. <BR/><BR/>Also, keep in mind this: We once elected President a one term Congressman who had served in his State Legislature and had failed in becoming elected US Senator. His name was Abraham Lincoln. That salient point is equally favorable to a vice-presidential candidate as to a presidential candidate.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to silly arguments this is another that should not be made as it quickly becomes distracting and tiresome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com