It's ironic to hear the Clintons talking about the importance of experience in qualifying for the role of president. Here's a quote from this op-ed piece that quotes another Democratic candidate:
Another successful president scorned any need for years of apprenticeship in Washington, declaring, "The same old experience is not relevant." He suggested that the most useful training comes not from hanging around the White House and Congress but rather from experience "rooted in the real lives of real people" so that "it will bring real results if we have the courage to change."
That was Bill Clinton running in 1992 against George H.W. Bush, who was then trumpeting his own experience over the callow youth of Bill Clinton. That year Bush aired a television commercial urging voters to keep America "in the hands of experience."
I think anyone who made a leap of faith to support Bill in 1992 can much more easily make the leap to support Obama in 2008.
Anyway, I highly recommend reading that article, which provides important and compelling arguments on why the "experience" campaign talk should be viewed as a non-starter.
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