Obama eyes Presidential bid

[Democratic Hawk]

Edwards was thought to be too inexperienced when he had 6 years in the senate. Obama running with 4 years behind him? Nah...I don't think the climate is right for change anyway, people need some experience to reassure them. Who is the least experienced president of modern times?

Abraham Lincoln had the same amount of experience as Obama when he was elected President.

That was then

Basically, I like Obama but his lack of experience may go against him. If he goes for it in 2008, he goes for it, if he doesn't he doesn't. Should he be the Democratic nominee, I'd gladly root for him but not until

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Obama does have proven appeal to Republicans but then his opponent was Alan Keyes and the state is Illinois

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Edwards was thought to be too inexperienced when he had 6 years in the senate. Obama running with 4 years behind him? Nah...I don't think the climate is right for change anyway, people need some experience to reassure them. Who is the least experienced president of modern times?

Abraham Lincoln had the same amount of experience as Obama when he was elected President.

That was then

Basically, I like Obama but his lack of experience may go against him. If he goes for it in 2008, he goes for it, if he doesn't he doesn't. Should he be the Democratic nominee, I'd gladly root for him but not until

Dave

And George Bush only had six years as Governor as experience when he was appointed President.

Seems times haven't changed all that much since Lincoln's day, huh, Dave?

In the grand scheme of things, 6 years as governor counts for more than 4 years as a senator. Mind you, I've never thought George W Bush up to the job of being president in the first place, but that's me - merely one opinion among many

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Obama does have proven appeal to Republicans but then his opponent was Alan Keyes and the state is Illinois

Dave

Personally, as far as I'm concerned, if a Texas placeholder with no political experience prior to that position could be vaulted to the presidency, there's no reason why Obama can't as well.

sh**t, of course, the Governor of Texas is gubernatorially weak. Just reaffirms my view that George W Bush wasn't up to the job of being president in the first place

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

6 years as Govenror would be a good background if he had been a good Governor, but he wasn't. He was a terrible one.

Don't know about terrible, probably mediocre, just like his presidency

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

I look for intelligence and judgement ahead of experience in a presidential candidate.

Stellar qualities to have, I'd say

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

6 years as Govenror would be a good background if he had been a good Governor, but he wasn't. He was a terrible one.

Don't know about terrible, probably mediocre, just like his presidency

Dave

I think you're either overly, overly generous or delsuional to say that this Presidency has been "mediocre". It's been an incompetent disaster at best.

Come on, you know fine well, flattery on my part, towards W isn't exactly forthcoming. I ain't one to blow sunshine where the sun don't shine

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

"Santorum by less than one point."

Those Pennsylvania Republicans just got some badly inaccurate internals, that's all . Either that ... or folk were lulling the Santorumites into a false sense of security

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Edwards was thought to be too inexperienced when he had 6 years in the senate. Obama running with 4 years behind him? Nah...I don't think the climate is right for change anyway, people need some experience to reassure them. Who is the least experienced president of modern times?

Abraham Lincoln had the same amount of experience as Obama when he was elected President.

That was then

Basically, I like Obama but his lack of experience may go against him. If he goes for it in 2008, he goes for it, if he doesn't he doesn't. Should he be the Democratic nominee, I'd gladly root for him but not until

Dave

And George Bush only had six years as Governor as experience when he was appointed President.

Seems times haven't changed all that much since Lincoln's day, huh, Dave?

In the grand scheme of things, 6 years as governor counts for more than 4 years as a senator.

NOT when you're Govenor of the state of Texas. Bush did virtually FA in his six years in office.

I think you'll find I redressed that statement shortly after making it

Dave