tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post117142569808059836..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Obama ReportDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1171471578513635432007-02-14T08:46:00.000-08:002007-02-14T08:46:00.000-08:00No job history can prepare a man or woman to becom...No job history can prepare a man or woman to become president. <BR/>Leadership skills do not need to be vetted in a governor's mansion or on the senate floor.<BR/>If Obama does have that ability to lead and surrounds himself with the right people, he'd do just fine.Political Realmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00108991698118103726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1171468712497994392007-02-14T07:58:00.000-08:002007-02-14T07:58:00.000-08:00I don't think you're quite right on the nature of ...I don't think you're quite right on the nature of experience. There's a reason that governors win and make better presidents than do senators -- governors are managers rather than pure politicians, and the presidency requires more managerial skills than political. A mayor of a big city a la NYC is closer in background to a governor than a senator and is likely more qualified in that sense.<BR/><BR/>[Note this is not an endorsement of Giuliani or a rejection of Obama.]Seth Weinbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120373717676117647noreply@blogger.com