A number of my political cronies, during our discussions regarding the relative merits of our candidate preferences use the line, "Hilary will be prepared to be President on Day One!"
My view is, "So what?"
I believe that an Obama Presidency will be, on Day One, such a powerful public relations and marketing victory for the United States and all that it stands for that the preparation issue is nothing but a canard.
The list of past Presidents with modest experience is a long one. One friend said that these critical times require someone who understands, from Day One, the jurisdictional boundaries of the various government agencies. Poppycock! Anyone who buys into the fear based "critical times" argument should be lining up beyond Rudy "9/11 Tourettes" Giuliani.
An Obama Presidency sends a powerful message to the young, disenfranchised, addled young man in the mean streets of Cairo, Karachi, and Kuala Lumpur. His message of hope; of promise; of change and the opportunity to create a better world is much more powerful, and more likely to lead to a more peaceful realm than the ability, on Day One, to know which Assistant Secretary of which agency has the keys to the kingdom. That can wait for Day Two.
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Heck yeah political itch guy! Obama possesses the refreshing authenticity and vision the country so desperately thirsts for and the world so desperately needs.
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