Excellent article demonstrating why experience and skill sets matter in candidates versus merely voting for change. Give Barack Obama credit. He never claimed he had the executive experience many Americans feel is essential for a president. Go back to October 2006. There was much buzz that Sen. Obama, newly arrived in Washington, would run for the White House. Youve been a United States senator less than two years, you dont have any executive experience. Are you ready to be president? the late Tim Russert asked Obama on NBC. “ Well, Im not sure anybody is ready to be president before theyre president. ” Well, Im not sure anybody is ready to be president before theyre president, Obama responded. You know, ultimately, I trust the judgment of the American people. That didnt exactly answer the question. Obamas theory was that if he could survive the rigors of a campaign, and voters chose him to be president, then he was ready to be president. He didnt say anything about actually running the executive branch of the U.S. government. A couple of months later, in December 2007, Obama again appeared on NBC and was again asked why Americans should vote for a candidate with no executive experience. People desperately want change, he answered, explaining that he could bring people together to get things done and make sure that the voices of the American people arent drowned out. Again, there was nothing about actually running the government.
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 11:59:13 +0000
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