John McCain And The Republicans

  You and I have both heard on many occasions that Senator Barack Obama is not qualified to be the President of the United States. This has come from John McCain and his Republican cohorts, of course. the usual line of bullshit is that Obama has not been involved in government service long enough to have gained any experience yet.

  Funny thing about that is this comparison between current President Bush and soon to be President Obama.

   John McCain on then Governor Bush's experience.

   McCain On Bush: "I Think It's Well Remembered That He Was Involved In Government For A Long Time." During a joint appearance on CNN, John McCain praised Governor Bush's experience. He said, "I think it's well remembered that he was involved in government for a long time, including with the previous White House's administration." [CNN, "Inside Politics," 8/10/00; emphasis added]

   Now, comparing Bush and Obama, we learn this:

• When Inaugurated, President Bush Had Been Involved In Government For 6 Years. George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas in 1994. He had been involved in government for 6 years at the time of his inauguration as President of the United States. [Associated Press, 6/3/00]

• On Inauguration Day, Obama Will Have Been Involved In Government For 12 Years. Barack Obama, who entered the Illinois State Legislature in 1996 and has served in the U.S. Senate since January 2005, will have been involved in government for 12 years in January 2009. [ABC News, 2/25/08]

  Obama has twice as much time serving in government than Bush did when he ran for the Oval Office. I guess that in McCain's eyes, it is fine if the Republican running for office has no experience in government, but not if the Democrat doesn't have enough under GOP rules.

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