sorry, no FEDERAL executive experence. sorry, she should have never quit her elected postion. it makes her appear flighty and not serious. i say again, there must be somebody else.
Reagan didn’t have Federal experience either.
How many past Presidents do you suppose have had FEDERAL executive experience?
GWB? Nope.
Clinton? Nope.
GHWB? Yep. He was VP. And he ran the CIA, if you want to count that.
Reagan? Nope.
Carter? Nope. Unless you want to count Naval officer as a FEDERAL executive position.
Ford? Well, he spent ten months as the VP...
Nixon? Yep. Eight years as VP.
Johnson? Yep. Three years as VP.
Kennedy? Nope. Eisenhower? Commanding general of SHAEF qualifies.
Truman? Almost four months as the VP.
So, in your mind, I guess serving as the Vice-President is a vital qualification for the post of President? Well, she was nominated for VP. Isn't that worth something...???
she should have never quit her elected postion. it makes her appear flighty and not serious.
To you, perhaps. But you might try understanding her reasons. Under the circumstances, it was best for Alaska...and for her.
Ye Gods, man. Study some history. MOST presidential candidates have NOT had "federal executive experience". But most of them HAVE been governors of states or had similar positions.
"sorry, she should have never quit her elected postion. it makes her appear flighty and not serious.
Anybody who has actually taken the time to study WHY she did what she did will not draw that conclusion. And it has turned out to be a real unexpected positive for her, as it has relieved her of those Alaska state duties and freed her to do all the OTHER things she has.
"i say again, there must be somebody else."
Who???? Name some names.
Palin’s 18 years in politics sure dwarfs Mitt Romney’s 18 years in politics(you didn’t know that?), yet Romney never has to deal with guys like you.
I guesss we won't be holding our breath waiting for you to enlighten us.
“I say again, there must be somebody else.”
OK. Who? What ideal candidate is out there?
Bobby Jindal? Made it clear he wants to be governor of LA. Maybe someday but not 2012.
Jim DeMint? He’s having the time of his life in the Senate. Why would he want to risk that for the ulcers of the Presidency?
Paul Ryan? There’s a real loser of a campaign for you. Social conservatives would walk out the door. Good luck winning without them.
Newt Gingrich? Laughable. Past his sell-by date by about 10 years.
Haley Barbour? Would be a good candidate but he would have to take a translator with him anywhere outside of the deep south.
Rudy? Would make a great head of Homeland Security. Can’t win conservatives. Same problems as Paul Ryan.
David Petreaus? Dark horse choice. Basically an unknown. Possible but very unlikely: dark horse candidates can’t raise the money needed to win a national race.
Mike Huckabee? They don’t call him the huckster for nothing. He has his fans, particularly with evangelicals, but probably couldn’t swing anything outside of the south.
Which of course leaves us with Mitt Romney. I have to say if Sarah doesn’t run, Mitt would be a very tempting candidate to support. Not because I agree with him on anything, it’s just that he would be the absolute best candidate to give rise to a conservative third party.
Maybe I’m missing something here but the only way anyone can get FEDERAL executive experience is to be the PRESIDENT.
Governorship is an executive position and the next step down from being President. Not in line of command but in experience. They both deal with their own congressional houses with senators and representatives and the comparisons can go on and on.
As opposed to community organizer which is two steps up from retail.