You couldn't get a job at McDonald's - a great message

[Good Times]

You couldn't get a job at McDonald's and become district manager after 143 days of experience.

You couldn't become chief of surgery after 143 days of experience of being a surgeon.

You couldn't get a job as a teacher and be the superintendent after 143 days of experience.

You couldn't join the military and become a Colonel after 143 days of experience.

You couldn't get a job as a reporter and become the nightly news anchor after 143 days of experience.

BUT....???

From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working. After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief, Leader of the Free World .... 143 days.

We all have to start somewhere. The senate is a good start, but after 143 days, that's all it is - a start.

AND, strangely, a large sector of the American public is okay with this and campaigning for him. We wouldn't accept this in our own line of work, yet some are okay with this for the President of the United States of America?

Come on folks, we are not voting for the next American Idol!

[slosurfer]

[04 Rocko Taco]

I like it Lance. Very nice!

[Ric]

very very true.... i look at it this way. If you needed a magor surgery, would you want a surgen ONLY 143 days out of school ??? or would you want someone with EXPERIANCE ??

[Tankota]

143 day eh. He's an old hand at politics by then

[corax]

Good point, but my main beef with McCain/Palin is that if McCain were to die . . . do I really need to go on? She's such a twit. Again, it comes down to the lesser of two evils. If I had my druthers I'd vote for Jesse Ventura or more likely Kucinich . . . but the american public is more likely to vote for novelty or along some misguided race lines . . . I'll stop here, before it goes off into an incomprehensible rant

[Bob98SR5]

corax,

im against both palin and obama for the same reason = inexperience. i am always amazed by people who are very articulate, almost to the point of jealousy. combine that with the ability to sell, well that can be a great or dangerous quality. i am always wary of great talkers because they often fail to meet their lofty promises. past companies i've worked for, those that gabbed the most were the worst in terms of management and always relied on their ability to talk their way out of a situation rather than address and fix it.

Re McCain, if the guy were on crutches and wheeled around, I'd have an issue. But homeboy survived the worst NVA prison camp for 7 years. I dont know if you know this, but he was savagely beaten to the point where his arms and extremities (fingers, mostly) have calcified beyond belief. which is one of the main reasons why he doesn't type---which is one of the reasons why he did not use computers, despite being named one of Fortune magazines "top politician technocrats" in 2001.

that said, it looks like obama will be the victor. if indeed that is the case, i will be prepared to be underwhelmed but still hope for the best.

to add to this, if it were Biden / Obama, i'd feel more comfy with voting with them. Probably would b/c Palin is not my cup of tea. Biden would take us through 4 more years of tough international/foreing policy issues while Obama learned the ropes and get more experience under his belt. that would be ideal for the country

[MTL_4runner]

The sad part is that I bet if McCain had chosen a better running mate he probably would have won this election.......and I probably would have voted for him too because he's a moderate. He really did sink his own ship bringing that bozo in as his VP.

[fustercluck]

The way I see it the experience thing is secondary to the ideology thing. I'd rather have an inexperience Captialist who embraces and promotes self suffiency and responsibilty than an experienced Socialist that endorses and imposes dependency and envy.

[neliconcept]

corax,

im against both palin and obama for the same reason = inexperience. i am always amazed by people who are very articulate, almost to the point of jealousy. combine that with the ability to sell, well that can be a great or dangerous quality. i am always wary of great talkers because they often fail to meet their lofty promises. past companies i've worked for, those that gabbed the most were the worst in terms of management and always relied on their ability to talk their way out of a situation rather than address and fix it.

Re McCain, if the guy were on crutches and wheeled around, I'd have an issue. But homeboy survived the worst NVA prison camp for 7 years. I dont know if you know this, but he was savagely beaten to the point where his arms and extremities (fingers, mostly) have calcified beyond belief. which is one of the main reasons why he doesn't type---which is one of the reasons why he did not use computers, despite being named one of Fortune magazines "top politician technocrats" in 2001.

that said, it looks like obama will be the victor. if indeed that is the case, i will be prepared to be underwhelmed but still hope for the best.

to add to this, if it were Biden / Obama, i'd feel more comfy with voting with them. Probably would b/c Palin is not my cup of tea. Biden would take us through 4 more years of tough international/foreing policy issues while Obama learned the ropes and get more experience under his belt. that would be ideal for the country

yet biden will probably have my dad out of a job, hes against nuclear power, realllly against it.