If you support a presidential candidate who has only legislative branch experience (Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Hunter, Obama, Paul, Tancredo, and Thompson), what is it about their experience that attracts you?
I've been struggling with why they get support when the limits of their experience is voting up or down, being part of endless and fruitless discussions in committees that has no real power and poor attendance anyway, and sometimes proposing bills. I don't see what this has to do with executing the law, including managing a budget, enforcing national security, heading a military, planning emergency relief, etc.
Some responses, I've heard: "well, an executive wouldn't do the job perfect either." Yes, but the odds go down with people who don't know how to do the job. "Well, Clinton was married to a pres." Yes, but being married to someone and hearing them talk about a job is a long way from actually doing the job. Anything else?
2007-11-24
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