Clinton Says Economy Needs Experience

Wow! The title above was taken directly from the AP news story yesterday. In the spirit of excellent communications and reporting, I submit that the article's headline should have been, "Clinton says The Presidency Needs Experience!" If that's what had been printed I would have agreed whole-heartedly.

Yesterday in a campaign stop in Iowa, Hillary Clinton told a group of Iowan's (is that the right name for 'em?) that Barack Obama and other candidates lack the experience necessary to address the nation's fiscal challenges. Here's a short quote from her speech.....(I underlined the first line since it's so striking!)

"There is one job we can't afford on-the-job training for - our next president. That could be the costliest job training in history," Clinton said. "Every day spent learning the ropes is another day of rising costs, mounting deficits and growing anxiety for our families. And they cannot afford to keep waiting."

Well...I've heard it all now...that's quite a remarkable statement by Hillary, isn't it? "Excuse me Senator, your one full term in the Senate is that much more important HOW???"

Hillary telling a group of Iowans her experience better prepares her to be President, is like the dishwasher at a major restaurant telling all the customers and the restaurant owners that he should be the Head Chef because he's been a dishwasher for a whole week and a half! It's ridiculous and it doesn't make sense, does it? Wait a minute.....you mean.....you Liberals are BUYING that?

Ok, ok....let me make sure I have this right. We should believe that Hillary Clinton has the experience necessary to lead this country......

• Because she lived at the White House with a disgraced public figure after buying all his lies and ruining the lives and reputations of 6 women
• because she failed at creating a national health care program the first time she was living in the White House
• because most of the people we would check with regarding her references, are now available because they have completed their prison sentences.
• Or they're NOT available because they have fled the country, or they're dead.
• because she instilled such loyalty and allegiance among the military commanders during her first stay in the White House
• because she's instilled so much loyalty and allegiance among the current military commanders and the fighting men and women in our armed services
• because as Senator from New York she has done so much for the people of that state, that their lives are considerably better because Hillary has been their Senator.
• because she's governed so well and for so long in the service of this country
• because she would have the "counsel" of a former President to draw on during difficult presidential periods
• because we and the World are at PEACE and we don't need a President with strong foreign relations experience
• because a vast majority of the American people agree that she will unite us

Geez....if we apply the same logic to ALL the candidates....what does this say about our current available choices and their applicable experience? Hillary, Fred, Barack, Ron Paul, Mitt, Dennis, the John's - Edwards or McCain, Mike, Chris and even Rudy for that matter...Does this mean then that there are no good candidates for Presidency? Does this mean we are forced to choose between candidates who simply anger us the least, or between candidates we think of as the-best-of-the-worst!? Are Americans currently being forced to "settle" for their party's candidate?

Should we be looking for other candidates? Hillary's right about one thing, the upcoming Presidency it too important to elect someone who's a novice, a babe in the woods. "There is one job we can't afford on-the-job training for - our next president," she says. Unfortunately she's speaking about herself whether she knows it or not!!

Think about it folks, both the Democrats and the Republicans have been at this campaign for almost a full year now!! Can you believe it? Each has run out a panel of candidates for you to listen to, and get to know. Have any of you REALLY found your Teddy or Franklin Roosevelt, your Jack Kennedy, your Ronald Reagan, your Bill Clinton.......or are we simply considering a bunch of ambitious dishwashers?

"To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed . . ."
- George Orwell, 1984

Dum Spiro Spero!