Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
I think it should work both ways. IF these people want to run for President they should be forced to step down from ANY state position they currently hold.

The BIG difference then between these two would be that Obama would have virtually NO experience in Federal government OR a management position while McCain has years of experience behind him. Obama NEEDS to be called a Senator at the present time, McCain doesn't.

Have a good one:s4:
Very true, but what about re-election campaigns? I think our process has some flaws that should be worked out, but that's pretty low on the priority list considering what our nation is going through at the moment.

If you want to run on qualifications for the presidency, Sarah Palin is the most qualified person in this race for the job. Senatorial experience has virtually NOTHING to do with executive positions. That's why we rarely have senators who get elected to office.

See, the only thing you could learn in the senate that would come in handy as president is the basic way the legislative and executive branches work with each other, something someone could pick up in the first year (someone with brain enough to be holding an office such as senator, anyway).

Do you know that many of our greatest presidents (FDR, Lincoln, just to name two) were elected president with only a few years in federal government? FDR served 6 years as assistant secretary to the Navy, and as Governer for 3 years before being elected. Lincoln was in the House for 2ish years (can't find exact dates, but it's only one or two terms), an Illinois state senator, and yet was elected. Both of those men were "untested" and "Inexperienced", yet they lead us through the two hardest periods our nation has ever faced, the Great Depression and the Civil War.

Besides that, Sarah Palin has plenty of executive experience but I still want her to stay in Alaska, where D.C. is safe from her. That woman not only annoys me but scares me.