Posted by
Jan (not bitter) on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:10:52 PM
Over the weekend, Senator Joe Biden said that he, as a student of history, is certain that there will be a "generated crisis" during the first six months of a Barack Obama presidency that will "test" his (Obama's) leadership. Furthermore, he said that said administration would make some decisions that people would not like and we should all be ready to "support" them - no matter what. These are the words of Senator Obama's vice-presidential choice? Perhaps Senator Obama's VP choice should make us question his decision-making abilities even more so than his previous associations with people such as Reverend Wright and William Ayers? But, I digress from my original thoughts.
The point that I wanted to get to is this: If we should expect any new President to have to deal with a manufactured crisis to "test" him in the first six months, wouldn't it be better to have a President that has experience to prove that he can handle a crisis? Senator McCain has proven he can handle a crisis. Whether or not you agree with him in all instances, Senator McCain has a history that shows he "can take it." We have no data about how Senator Obama would respond to a crisis, because he has no experience. There has been much talk from the mainstream media about how ill-prepared Governor Palin is to be "one heart-beat away from the Presidency," but she appears to have more executive experience than does Senator Obama who would be the President. To the Obama campaign, I ask: What experience does Senator Obama have as something other than a community organizer and one-term U.S. Senator that indicates he is ready to be President of the greatest nation on earth? Maybe if I could see it, I might feel better about a President Obama, be less bitter, and stop clinging to my guns and my Bible.