[quote=surveyor]gandalf:
However, he comes across to me as a person who’s been in school way too long and hasn’t had the hard experience to give him the judgment he needs to be president. He’s just too green. Until that changes, I don’t believe he will be an effective president.
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Some quick facts on this last point from his website: He has been in school as long as most senators–4 years of college and 3 years of law school (unless he graduated early on an accelerated program as some do). Total time in school: 7 years (oh, and he’s a high school graduate–I’d want at least that in a president!)
He served as a community organizer in Chicago for about 4 years and a state senator for 8 years./ That’s 12 years out of school in the real world. Then there is his time serving as a US senator most recently, and he did a stint as a private lawyer and law school professor in the early 90s.
So, I think he’s been out of higher education and in the real world longer than he was in academia.
I am curious to know who you would vote for as president–who has the right credentials and experience to gain your confidence? You must agree that it’s a unique job–you can’t transfer in from some other division with the same job description! The constitution prevents foreigners from serving and only other world leaders would be truly experienced enough to run a country. Tony Blair, anyone? (At least he can discuss the issues competently unlike our currently elected brainiac leader….)