To: mkjessup
somebody like George Washington?Someone who thiks that Washington wasn't burning with the desire to excel hasn't read his biographies very thoroughly.
22 posted on
11/30/2008 10:49:45 PM PST by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
We're not talking about a burning 'desire to excel', we were talking about someone who has to be 'drafted' for a political job, as not being likely to do a very good job, that was what you stated. I cited George Washington:
"The Electoral College elected Washington unanimously in 1789, and again in the 1792 election; he remains the only president to receive 100% of the electoral votes. John Adams was elected vice president. Washington took the oath of office as the first President under the Constitution for the United States of America on April 30, 1789 at Federal Hall in New York City although, at first, he had not wanted the position."[emphasis mine - mkj]
Washington did not seek out the Presidency, it (and history) sought him out.
23 posted on
11/30/2008 11:12:43 PM PST by
mkjessup
(The lamestream media WELCOMES our new Communist/Obamunist Overlords & Politburo!)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson