Hillary's "35 Years Of Experience" Argument...

[JimGinPA]

How does it stack up against McCain's experience? That's what he's arguing, that he has the longest and the best experience to be president. Obama says it's about his judgement, but she isn't able to use that contention, since she voted to authorize the Iraq war just as McCain did.


How do the Hillary supporters here counter his argument? Just curious.


:shrug:

[Carolina]

1. What are those 35 years

aside from 20 as First Lady?

[JaneQPublic]

3. She counts every year since she graduated from law school.

By contrast, if you count just the years accountable to the public as an elected official, then Obama actually has more years of experience than she does.

[Yael]

2. She seems to think she has that covered

“He (McCain) will put forth his lifetime of experience. I will put forth my lifetime of experience. Sen. Obama will put forth a speech he made in 2002,” she told reporters aboard her plane.

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/clinton_belittles_obama_as_a_l.html

[Why Syzygy]

16. Chummy.

[goodgd_yall]

4. McCain has no experience in an executive office

I know Obama supporters don't buy it, but I do buy that Clinton's experience as first lady of Arkansas and first lady of the U.S. count for experience. Clinton has a long life of public service working for women and children. Obama just isn't old enough to be able to say he has as much experience.

[JimGinPA]

5. My Question Was - Hillary v McCain

Not one person has even attempted to answer that.

[niceypoo]

14. The OP isnt interested in the truth

apparently

[bigbrother05]

6. I quess you will have to ask Penn and Ickes

They got nothing:shrug:

[Fredda Weinberg]

7. McCain would never have chosen this career

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2008/02/hillarys-accomplishments.html

When Reagan was President, Hillary was Chairman of the Legal Services corporation - legal services for the poor. In a head-to-head battle with the President, she successfully fought Reagan off when he tried to shift $300 million legal services to defense spending.

In Arkansas Hillary ran the University of Arkansas's legal aid and prison projects; reformed Arkansas' education system; instituted a model parent education program; created new scholarships for single parents; and expanded medical facilities in Arkansas' poorest areas.

As First Lady Hillary helped create the State Children's Health Insurance Program; spearheaded efforts to double child care spending, dramatically expand Head Start, and create Early Head Start; and expanded the federal after school program to a $1 billion formula

[JimGinPA]

8. Thank You For That - But How Does She Counter McCain's Security Cred?

Much less his far superior senate experience?

[Fredda Weinberg]

12. Experience on the foreign services committee and McCain's own

temper

[RememberWellstone]

9. One bridge at a time

Obama will get toasted by mcCain on experience and this where you kids are not thinking clearly about.

[JimGinPA]

10. Obama Has The "Judgement" Argument. What Does Hillary Have?

Please! Give me something.

[JimGinPA]

11. Still Nothing?

Sad.

[niceypoo]

13. Whatever McCain says or does is irrelevent

He is running on Bushes economic policies advocating a thousand year Iraq war, he has rendered himself irrelevent either way.

[JimGinPA]

15. She's Running On Her "Experience" Though - He Has Far More Than She Does

I'm still waiting for someone to justify her experience argument.

[George_Bonanza]

17. If Hillary beats Obama b/c of experience, then logically, McCain should beat her as well

All McCain would have to do is use Clinton's attacks on Obama on her.