Same with Palin. McCain and Biden? Overqualified like a doctor giving out Tylenol.
What experience do you need to be POTUS? People talk about needing executive experience, or time working in the system, but why is that? Do people learn to have the balls to act on what they think should be done over their time in office? Do they learn how to sign their name better, or how to use a veto stamp? No, a President only needs to be able to be assertive enough to keep their branch effective while being open to suggestions from advisers who know infinitely more about their area of expertise than any presidential candidate could ever be expected to know.
A President does not need to be able to motivate people like a business person would, I would imagine there is a certain inherent motivating factor behind being asked to do anything by the President. A President does not need to know how to balance a budget, they only need to know how to weigh the pros and cons of a balanced budget when they are set before them. Do you really want McCain or Obama balancing the federal checkbook or deciding how the next year's budget breaks down? I know I sure don't, I want accountants and economists, the best in the nation, on those tasks.
Of course someone's policies make a difference, and to some degree voting history and other past political records can help to define someone's position, but why are we so desperate for someone with a long history in politics? Everyone has an opinion, and many have strong and intelligent ones. Isn't that all it takes to at the very least be a mediocre President? The rest of the skill set that I see as truly important for a President are inherent traits, ones that can at best be refined from raw talent. Communication skills, a cool temper, and a level head for that 3 A.M. phone call; all important traits that some of us have and others of us just plain flat don't. Do you gain these skills from governing a state? Why are voting records and "executive experience" deemed more important than a good letter(s) of recommendation, something that would be required for any other job?
In many ways an 8 year old would be a better President than any corrupt fuck with 30 years of political experience. We need a decent human being with a good head on his or her shoulders, not someone who can't count the number of bribes they have accepted or the number of papers they have signed in place of thousands without two seconds of evaluation on their shriveled fingers and toes.
What experience do you need to be POTUS? People talk about needing executive experience, or time working in the system, but why is that? Do people learn to have the balls to act on what they think should be done over their time in office? Do they learn how to sign their name better, or how to use a veto stamp? No, a President only needs to be able to be assertive enough to keep their branch effective while being open to suggestions from advisers who know infinitely more about their area of expertise than any presidential candidate could ever be expected to know.
A President does not need to be able to motivate people like a business person would, I would imagine there is a certain inherent motivating factor behind being asked to do anything by the President. A President does not need to know how to balance a budget, they only need to know how to weigh the pros and cons of a balanced budget when they are set before them. Do you really want McCain or Obama balancing the federal checkbook or deciding how the next year's budget breaks down? I know I sure don't, I want accountants and economists, the best in the nation, on those tasks.
Of course someone's policies make a difference, and to some degree voting history and other past political records can help to define someone's position, but why are we so desperate for someone with a long history in politics? Everyone has an opinion, and many have strong and intelligent ones. Isn't that all it takes to at the very least be a mediocre President? The rest of the skill set that I see as truly important for a President are inherent traits, ones that can at best be refined from raw talent. Communication skills, a cool temper, and a level head for that 3 A.M. phone call; all important traits that some of us have and others of us just plain flat don't. Do you gain these skills from governing a state? Why are voting records and "executive experience" deemed more important than a good letter(s) of recommendation, something that would be required for any other job?
In many ways an 8 year old would be a better President than any corrupt fuck with 30 years of political experience. We need a decent human being with a good head on his or her shoulders, not someone who can't count the number of bribes they have accepted or the number of papers they have signed in place of thousands without two seconds of evaluation on their shriveled fingers and toes.
