Reader Responses

Have you wondered or had occasion to think what is the experience, background and training Senator Barack Obama possesses to serve as Commander in Chief of the greatest nation on the planet?

From the time Senator Obama was sworn in as a U.S. Senator to the time he announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee, he logged exactly 143 days of actual experience in the U.S. Senate.

You might further ask, what are his accomplishments that qualify him to be President of the United States? He has attended school and college and been a candidate for public office and working in political races of other aspiring political candidates. He's young, silver tongued and too great a risk! He has never held a job, made a payroll or gotten his hands dirty or gotten his head beaten down in the private practice of the law.

After 143 days of work experience in the U.S. Senate, Mr. Obama believed he was ready to be Commander in Chief, leader of the free world and fill the shoes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, FDR, JFK and Ronald Reagan.

The one single Senate committee he headed has never met one time.

Is this the individual you would choose to take that 3 a.m. life or death call in the morning? Think about it - 143 days - 20.4 weeks - 4.7 months. Maybe we should lower the training and experience requirements for doctors, lawyers, engineers, airline pilots, etc. I believe this would truly bring about the change Senator Obama is emphasizing we need.

R.E. "Peppy" Blount
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