Memo to Hillary Clinton,

    Did you really think that the "experience" argument was going to win the nomination for you? If so, please share your wisdom with John McCain. Perhaps you should have been advised that voters are not that terribly enamored with the "experience" argument.  Bill Clinton was hardly the most experienced Democrat and yet won the Democratic nomination for president. Ditto for John Kennedy. Double ditto for Jimmy Carter.

How about general elections? Ford was much more experienced than Carter in 1976. In 1980, Carter was more experienced than Reagan. In 1992, Bush I was more experienced than Clinton. Dole was around Washington forever and he was trounced in 1996. Gore's considerable experience didn't help him much in 2000. John Kerry's resume was a lot longer in 2004 than was that of Bush II, even though there is a rumor going around that Bush was president for the first several years of this century. Actually, I thought he was an English professor. Enough of the experience thing already. Experience means only two things for sure as far as politicians are concerned. One, they are old and/or two, they can't get a real job.

What is it that people are looking for in a president? Ask Barack - as soon as you are done scolding him.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:23:16 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [1] |