October 20, 2008

Whopper of the Day : "Neither Presidential Candidate Has Any Relevant Experience"

Courtesy of Fareed Zakaria, writing at Newspeak:

"Let's be honest: neither candidate has past experience that is relevant to being president..."
Neither candidate? Let's review:

JOHN S. McCAIN

Position sought : Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Armed Forces

Experience:

1958 : Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy
1958-67 : Naval aviator
1967-73 : P.O.W.
1973-74 : National War College
1974-77 : Commanding Officer, Attack Squadron 174 (the largest aviation squadron in the U.S. Navy)
1977-81 : U.S. Navy liaison to the U.S. Senate
Position sought : Article II Chief Executive, Federal Government of the United States

Experience:

1982-1986 : Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1987-2008 : U.S. Senator, including service on:
Senate Armed Services Committee (Ranking Member)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs
2000 : Presidential Candidate
2008 : Presidential Candidate
None of that is relevant to being president? Really???

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 08:24 AM | |