Comments on: The "Experience Gap" Question

CBS News' Kathy Frankovic: How Big Is The Gap In How People See The Candidates' Experience - And How Much Does It Matter?

[ubrew12]

For me, the election is about party. We''re only (effectively) allowed two parties in this country: one that increases progressive taxation, and one that reduces it. It should be obvious by now that NEITHER party will act to reduce government spending: the last attempt to really reduce gov''t spending, and make the gov''t more efficient at what it did, was done by Al Gore in 1993.

Thirty years after the Reagan Revolution, I believe the country suffers from the success of that revolution: massive public and private debtloads, a massive shift in wealth toward the already wealthy (with attendent control of politics as well as capitalism). It would be hard-pressed to call this a democracy any more. For personality and experience, I thought Biden was the best Dem candidate, not sure for Repubs. Repubs are just WRONG for the country right now. We need to begin paying for the Reagan/Bush debt and saving for the huge Boomer SocSec/Medicare retirement juggernaut thats going to hit us in about 10 years. Time is growing short to do both.

In any case, Repubs need to accept that just ''saying'' you''re the party of small government doesn''t mean anything, esp. after 30 years of ''all talk and no trousers''.

[jon2012-2009]

So it''''''''s OK if the country goes to hell in a handbasket as long as a Democrat is steering?
Posted by Ariel133 at 01:59 PM : Jul 25, 2008

We''ve already seen that the country goes to hell under a Republican president. The last Democratic president did all right too so what are we talking about here? The facts of the issues surrounding this election favor the Democrats. I don''t think you can get around that.

[hasher471]

Personally, I think the Commander and Chief question is over rated. Number 1. Obama has shown and is showing a great deal of Stratigic ability. Number 2: When President, Obama will have unlimited access to military advisors. Which, I sure, unlike George Bush, he will listen to. Commander and Chief is 99% about Stategic planning and only 1% Tactical planning.

Additionally, what kind of Commander In Chief ''experience'' does Mc Cain really. Being in the service? Crashing 3 planes? Being held POW? Making Propaganda film for the NVC?

NO! Obama is what America needs right now.

[veteran188]

McSame, is a traitor, a completely UnAmerican two faced criminal in the vein of Jack Abramoff, GW Bush and K ROVE

McBushSame, vote for him if you like the way things are going

McSame likes the way bush has handled our country?

[veteran188]

mcsame

[cbsnowfox]

Ariel says: "When asked which candidate would be better when it comes to being knowledgeable and experienced, 53 percent of Americans said McCain and only 19 percent chose Obama."

Yes, and those same "knowledgeable" people are the same ones polled who said without a doubt six years ago we''d be greeted as "liberators." Give it a rest...you Repugnantcan''s have been wrong in 99 out of 100 of your so called predictions and you''ve led this country "OUR" country down a path that we''ll be paying for dearly for decades to come...That''s my prediction.

[ariel133]

When asked which candidate would be better when it comes to being knowledgeable and experienced, 53 percent of Americans said McCain and only 19 percent chose Obama.

Asked who would be the better commander in chief, again 53 percent said McCain, while 25 percent said Obama.

Respondents favored McCain by a 38 percent to 30 percent margin as being consistent and standing up for beliefs, and 42 percent to 31 percent as having strong leadership qualities.

Also, 55 percent said Obama would be the %u201Criskier choice%u201D as president, compared to 35 percent for McCain.

[cbsnowfox]

Ariel says: "Time to remember who has what this country needs; Someone with whom has served his country and puts his country FIRST. If you don''''''''t know who that is, it is the old man. MCCAIN."

Well Ariel, here''s a ? for you. Was McSHAME putting the country first when he was a card carrying member of the Keating FIVE? "Someone whose served his country" is merely a strategy to attempt to win the White House of which I for one haven''t swallowed hook, line, and sinker. General Clark was absolutely correct...getting shot down flying a jet fighter doesn''t qualify someone to become president on its own. Republican''s love to wrap themselves in the flag and masquerade as PATRIOTS...when in fact there''s nothing more unpatriotic than authorizing the OCCUPATION of a country under FALSE pretenses. Get a clue Repugnantcan''s.

[hasher471]

Republicans say McCain has more EXPERIENCE than OBAMA, so that%u2019s makes him more capable of running the country.
Obviously, EXPERIENCE doesn%u2019t mean SQUAT!!!

If this is true why is the US in such a s crewed up state.
The Bush Administration is the most EXPERIENCED administration in years.
Cheney, Colin Powell, Rumsfeld, Wolfewitz, and many other with tons of government %u201CEXPERIENCE%u201D.
PLUS, Dub%u2019Ya had his Dad and his friends to lean on also (Jim Baker, etc)


I%u2019d rather have someone that%u2019s Intelligent, has street smarts, logical, caring, is a proven manager and administrator in the Whitehouse.

The BEST person for AMERICA right now in BARACK OBAMA.

Vote OBAMA!

[cbsnowfox]

"American voters may not care all that much what people in other countries think of us."

And that highlights one of the issues we''ve created as a Society. American arrogance masquerading for a foreign policy is the one of the main reasons for the low opinion exhibited towards America since 2002...the run up to the war, which to be completely accurate is not a war. How can you call bombing a country and occupying it for close to 6 years a war? Call it what it is: An OCCUPATION

[noloyalisti]

Ariel133, Jesus was a liberal as were our founding fathers. Just because you are old doesn''t mean you know anything. Just look at some of the disastrous policies recommended by the current White House with former advisors of Nixxon and Ray Gun, both horrible disasters for our country.

[ariel133]

So it''''s OK if the country goes to hell in a handbasket as long as a Democrat is steering? Your long list of reasons and those who are digging deep in the doo-doo for reasons not to vote for someone (other than Obama) is falling short of logic. Obama will NOT win. Time to remember who has what this country needs; Someone with whom has served his country and puts his country FIRST. If you don''''t know who that is, it is the old man. MCCAIN. That''''s right, sometimes you have to be OLD to have EXPERIANCE TO LEAD. Grow up Libs.

[cbsnowfox]

Ms. Couric, some of us viewing public really are "scratching our heads" wondering how the network we grew up watching with trusted Walter Cronkite at its helm for eons has dissolved into "GOTCHA" reporting masquerading as true journalism. Altering "news" interviews to change the general outcome of the interview creates a lack of trust in the few of us who remain loyal to the network. America truly has been left "scratching its head" over why in the Barack Obama interview you chose to carry the water and talking point strategy for the Republican party...which last time I checked were responsible for failed policies domestic and abroad the last 7 years. This type of reporting is one of the reasons for the demise of your network newscast. Shame on you Katie, and CBS for broadcasting slanted/edited news....what are you people doing over there trying to outfox FOX???

Scratching my head in Seattle, and now no longer watching CBS Evening or more precisely "edited" news.

[cbsnowfox]

Ms. Couric, some of us viewing public really are "scratching our heads" wondering how the network we grew up watching with trusted Walter Cronkite at its helm for eons has dissolved into "GOTCHA" reporting masquerading as true journalism. Altering "news" interviews to change the general outcome of the interview creates a lack of trust in the few of us who remain loyal to the network. America truly has been left "scratching its head" over why in the Barack Obama interview you chose to carry the water and talking point strategy for the Republican party...which last time I checked were responsible for failed policies domestic and abroad the last 7 years. This type of reporting is one of the reasons for the demise of your network newscast. Shame on you Katie, and CBS for broadcasting slanted/edited news....what are you people doing over there trying to outfox FOX???

Scratching my head in Seattle, and now no longer watching CBS Evening or more precisely "edited" news.

[tx_doughboy]

So so tired of hearing about experience from people that did not have a problem with Bush''s lack of foreign policy experience. To be completely honest we need someone with no GOP "experience" to fix this terrible image problem that America has. At the heart of this accusation is really insecurity with how an Obama administration would deal with the Israelis. I think people are afraid that he would no longer rubber stamp the deplorable behavior of the Israeli government. Not to say that the Israelis haven''t been provoked, but come on folks...one side has rocks, sling shots, a few guns, and a few crappy rockets while the Israelis destroy whole buildings with rockets launched from helicopters, killing women children and countless innocent victims in order to eliminate one key high profile "terrorist." As most of you know there has been pressure from the Israelis to bomb Iran before the November elections because they know there is no way in hell that Obama would attack Iran unprovoked. This is what they really mean by lack of experience%u2026

[noloyalisti]

Beauin, how on earth did we vote in (actually the election was stolen), a brainless, in-experience failure like Bushoccio. Are you honestly recommending four more years?

John Bush would be well to remember that Jesus was a liberal as were our founding fathers.

[sparks224]

"your don''''t hire a ditch digger to operate on your brain..."
Posted by beauin

You don''t put somebody like George W Bush in the White House.

As with brain surgery, you want someone who graduated at the top of their class, like Obama.

[displeased]

johnbush2, you''re doing a great job showing your ignorance today. Keep up the good work!

[beauin]

your don''t hire a ditch digger to operate on your brain, so why would you hire a candidate without any experience in what he is running for....

[johnbush2-2009]

The only thing I admire about Obama is that he graduated top of his class in that Indonesian madrassah with A+ for Arabic and Koran reading.

His liberal supporters must be proud of it too.