Dems give up hope of 2008 Presidential bid?

"xorbit" wrote in message
...
Certainly a disappointing question.

The last elected president that came out of the U.S. Congress or Senate
was Nixon and he was VP under Eisenhower. So he had experience in the
executive branch.

Governors have experience in executive government.

Certainly a disappointing question.

Certainly a disappointing response.

So, in your opinion, the only person qualified to be president is a former
Senator, Governor, or Congressman?

Very disappointing indeed! It's no wonder that we end up with the likes of
Bush, if folks like yourself are incapable of considering candidates with
out prior political experience.

Funny, I don't recall seeing such a requirement for presidential candidates
anywhere in the founders written documents.

Op

Opus wrote:
"xorbit" wrote in message
...

Certainly a disappointing question.

The last elected president that came out of the U.S. Congress or Senate
was Nixon and he was VP under Eisenhower. So he had experience in the
executive branch.

Governors have experience in executive government.

Certainly a disappointing question.


Certainly a disappointing response.

So, in your opinion, the only person qualified to be president is a former
Senator, Governor, or Congressman?

i didn't give any opinion at all, and I didn't say that. You are saying
that. I only gave the historical perspective.

I also said that the last congressman or senator elected to president
was Nixon and he had also been a VP prior to that. That makes the last
5 presidents former governors.

"xorbit" wrote in message
...

i didn't give any opinion at all, and I didn't say that. You are saying
that. I only gave the historical perspective.

I also said that the last congressman or senator elected to president was
Nixon and he had also been a VP prior to that. That makes the last 5
presidents former governors.

Well you never answered my original question. Just because the last five
presidents have been former governors doesn't mean that the electorate won't
shift to a senator or congressman in the future, or some populist candidate
who has never held public office, for that matter. It is my considered
opinion that Obama is as qualified as any other person, who might be
considered for the office of POTUS.

History is replete with congressmen and senators being elected to POTUS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...l_occu pation

Which governor out of the following lists do you expect to see in the White
House in 2008?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officia...can_candidates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officia...tic_candidates

Op