Quote Originally Posted by Eismann View Post
And yet Palin, who has "lots of experience at lots of things", isn't qualified? Obama was trounced when he ran in 2000 for the Il State Senate. Any bill he has written/sponsored, has never been passed. He has voted "Present" when ever there has been a tough vote in the US Senate. Obama has a lot of experience being a candidate, because that is what he has done for longer than he has held any office. Additionally, every Democrat should be peeved because when he was elected to the US Senate, he assured Illinois and the Party that he would not run for President in 2008.
I never commented on Palin's experience, other than to opine that it was her demographics that got her selected, and that she probably wasn't McCain's own choice.

The selection process for candidates is a competitive one. Being "peeved" over the result is an exercise in futility.

Obama voted "present" in cases when the vote was symbolic and he didn't want to participate in the symbolism. That's a pretty common tactic in the Senate -- to propose a hot-button issue just to create damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don't choices for legislators. Then, no matter how they vote, you can come back and say, "See?" As a candidate, Obama wisely avoided these votes.

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