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August 30, 2008

About Palin's 'Experience'

Topics: Political News and commentaries

Jim Lindgren has a piece up on the relevance and importance of experience in which he addresses the differences between that of a governor and that of a senator:

.... When I hear Senators speak, I can't help thinking of Forghorn Leghorn (based on a comedic Senatorial character, Senator Claghorn). Senators (and bloggers) usually act as if they could do everything better, but the institutions that Senators have the most influence over (eg, the federal government, Fannie Mae) tend to be relatively poorly run.

... Successful governors and business CEOs learn to say No. They deal with limited resources. If you haven't dealt with bureaucracies and made tough choices about priorities, -- and succeeded at it -- you tend to want to add too many new programs.

... If Obama or McCain were to die in office, by the time either Joe Biden or Sarah Palin replaced them, they would probably have spent several years getting good experience as VP. With Palin, we know not only that she has administrative experience, but that she has been successful in that experience. McCain brings foreign policy knowledge, as does Biden, and Obama brings brilliance, but we really have very little idea how well these three men can manage a government.

One should take the time to read the rest here. When one is considering experience, the operative descriptive that should be kept in mind is "relative" experience, and as we move into the actual campaign season, keeping this in mind will help us have a better perspective on that which matters and that which is not actually relative to the job our candidates are seeking to fill.

Posted by Abdul at August 30, 2008 8:02 AM

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