Sioux City Journal

Prior executive experience isn't a requirement

Posted: Saturday, September 13, 2008

To suggest that prior executive experience precludes one from being president overlooks John F. Kennedy, who seemed to handle the Cuban missile crisis without executive experience. Besides, look what it did for George Bush. Eight years is enough.

Michael Tonner, Le Mars, Iowa

Story Comments

Dick wrote on Sep 17, 2008 11:29 AM:

" Well put VegasRage. "

VegasRage wrote on Sep 17, 2008 9:52 AM:

" Keith Carters big failure was he was too honest about the state of the nation with respect to Nixon's screw up's with oil and the largest mistake we are paying right now. In August of 71 he took us off the gold standard. Trade imbalances would not have persisted, debt expansion and bubbles would not persisted. In other words we wouldn't be in the mess we are today if it weren't for Nixon.

Carter miscalculated and thought the people wanted to hear the truth then, no we preferred being lied too then. Carter was also too passive on the Iran crisis.

Clinton, you are just mad because you didn't get any action in a place like the oval office. Worry not you can still text IM male pages, tap your toe in airport bathrooms, and follow gay evangelical preachers who take meth.

At least Carter and Clinton could utter cogent complete sentences without making retarded public gaffs and both knew the definition of "sovereign" before taking office unlike the complete failure sitting in office now.

Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning? "

Dick wrote on Sep 15, 2008 11:52 PM:

" Like I said Keith, Bush the second is the worst President of my lifetime. I'm speaking English here and I didn't stutter. "

Keith wrote on Sep 15, 2008 6:46 PM:

" Dick wrote on Sep 14, 2008 12:20 AM:
" Bush the second is the worst President in my lifetime hands down. It is time for something new. I just wish we had better choices. "

You must be only seven years old then not to remember the disgrace of President Bill Clinton, or the ineptitude of President Jimmy Carter. "

Barbara wrote on Sep 15, 2008 6:42 PM:

" To Pariah wrote on Sep 13, 2008 9:54 AM:

" The point is, McCain has been running ads attacking Obama's experience, which looks hypocritical now that he chose Palin as his VP.

Even Palin has more executive experience than Obama. Speaking of Obama's experienced as a state senator. Isn't he the guy that holds the record for voting 'Present' the most times, rather than taking a stand on an issue. "