The McCain campaign is citing Sen Obama's minimal foreign policy experience and claiming his selection of Sen Joe Biden shows Obama isn't ready to become President.
Bush~Cheney was just such a match-up.
United States presidential election, 2000
"Governor Bush told former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney to head up a commission to help select a running mate for him, ..." He eventually decided on himself since he could not find anyone better qualified.
" Cheney was selected to be the Secretary of Defense during the presidency of George H.W. Bush, a position he held for all but two months of Bush's term. During this time, Cheney oversaw the 1991 Operation Desert Storm, among other actions.
On July 25, 2000, Bush surprised some observers by asking the Halliburton corporation's chief executive officer Dick Cheney, a former White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative, and Secretary of Defense, to be his Vice Presidential running mate. "
Meanwhile; the only government experience Bush had was in, "He served as the forty-sixth Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 before being inaugurated as President on January 20, 2001." Well, that and the time he helped his Daddy campaign.
George W. Bush was certainly not a great foreign traveler prior to his election as president, but he had made at least brief trips to many parts of the world (including Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America).
It is for this precise reason, George Bush selected "the Halliburton corporation's chief executive officer Dick Cheney, a former White House Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative, and Secretary of Defense, to be his Vice Presidential running mate. "
Look where that decision has gotten US; "President Bush has been criticized internationally and targeted by the global anti-war and anti-globalization campaigns, particularly for his administration's foreign policy. During the Bush presidency, attitudes towards the United States and the American people have become less favorable around the world. In 2006, a majority of respondents in 18 of 21 countries surveyed around the world were found to hold an unfavorable opinion of Bush. Respondents indicated that they judged his administration as negative for world security. "
Barack Obama has plenty of experience, in truth, the question shouldn't be based solely on previous positions held but, on possession of Wisdom and Judgement.
Every Captain needs a steady rudder, able to maintain a proper course while the Captain makes decisions for the welfare of his crew.
Barack Obama is 'the leader of our generation' and is this nations only hope of a prosperous and secure future. His vision and foresight, coupled with his innate Wisdom is exactly what this and future generations need.
"In 2006, a majority of respondents in 18 of 21 countries surveyed around the world were found to hold an unfavorable opinion of Bush. Respondents indicated that they judged his administration as negative for world security."
Why on earth would the American People elect more of the same ?
Meet Barack ~ He went on to earn his law degree from Harvard in 1991, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Soon after, he returned to Chicago to practice as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law.
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Meet Joe ~ Since 1991, Biden has been an adjunct professor at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.
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