Posted by
Furious on Saturday, August 02, 2008 7:53:56 PM
A Yahoo question and my answer…
[Before Obama went overseas, the McCain camp complained that he doesn’t know anything about foreign affairs. So he went spoke with some leaders in foreign countries (I can only assume about foreign affairs stuff) and when he comes back, it’s like "Oh he's acting like he's president already, he's arrogant and blah blah blah." In the case of Barack Obama is he screwed no matter what he does?]
If Mr. Obama is lacking in foreign policy experience (and most think he is) then one whirlwind, made-for TV world tour will not gain him much. Obama's biggest shortcoming is his lack of experience in all matters. The man has a very limited paper trail, has neither put forth nor co-sponsored any major legislation, chaired no major committees and has only about 150 days total of U.S. Senate experience. We really do not have much of a history to go on.
That leads to him being far more likely to shift in whatever direction he needs to in order to please as many voters as he has to. There is no "there" there.
He gained his power by latching on to the infamous Chicago Democratic machine and by towing the party boss's positions. He won every election he has ever had by virtual default. He's never really been tested. Were it not for the insane party rules, Hillary would be the nominee, anyway.
He is like a newly graduated person demanding the CEO position. He's paid no dues and accomplished almost nothing.
He is just not ready to be the leader of our country. He's never run anything. He doesn't even run his own house.
Why is it that we all seem to be so eager to turn the most powerful office in the world` over to a rookie?
Really, I'd be interested in anyone telling me, exactly what this guy has done that would warrant our trust.
So far, I only hear emotion speaking. Facts are stubborn things.