On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:32:29 -0500, jeff miller
wrote:

Dave

ok dave...8 years as gub of califoricatya. and his experience before
attaining that exalted proving ground? and that prepared him to be
president how? and reagan's gubernatorial time is better, superior,
more compelling than obama's state legislative experience, education,
senate experience how?


FWIW, gubernatorial experience is at least arguably more practical than
congressional because it is executive rather than legislative or
judicial. Moreover, given the system as it is in the US, a legislator
is has no (direct) duty to those not his (direct) constituents, and
arguably has a duty to put those citizens he/she represents "in front"
of those of colleagues or in other "non-constituent" categories, whereas
the POTUS' (direct) constituents, at least in theory, are all citizens
and he has a more direct duty to visitors and guests of or to the US,
protectorates, etc.

TC,
R


arguably?? is that it?

Probably...at least arguably so...

IAC, the Che thing is a "yesterday's news" kinda non-issue last I heard.
Some vols (not at the Houston HQ) were stupid enough to a) have the
Cuban flag with the Che image on it in the office (on a wall above and
behind a desk), and b) allow a cameraperson to shoot a shot of someone
sitting at the desk. I'm pretty sure no one really thinks Obama
directly "ordered" it.

TC,
R