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OK, I will bite. BO was a summer associate, still in Law school, at Sidley. He was a INTERN, and no lawyer really knows the ropes until 3 years AFTER law school.
Academic experience does not always do well in the real world. You don't get paid to ponder and theorize from an Ivory Tower in a private practice. Yes, BO, did some "community" work for Rizko, who was indicted for fraud on the very public housing project contracts BO was assigned to review, as a low-ranking associate. Even BO had to bow to the Daily machine, when push came to shove. They eat appeasers for lunch there on the really important stuff, the stuff that has big bucks on the line for them.
Overstating his experience on the local and State level, does not mean what worked there will fly at the Federal level. I don't deny he has done some good things, but overstating his resume does not qualify him as someone with the experince to govern. Being a good organizer is only part of what you need to succed. Nothing he has done, especially since is very brief time in the Senate, indicates he has the depth of experience and understanding needed for the big chair, or that he understands the difference in governing vs organizing or legislating. . His absence on important votes, and is mis-informed statements and lame excuses for voting to authorize the Iraq war, sans timetables, three times is a good indication of how he will compromise his own principles and back down when challenged. His position on Pakistan is just as appaulling, as Hillary's. However, I will also assume that his understanding of the country he spent some time in as a boy, will have sentimental value, and an appreciation of the culture, but that does not mean it qualifes him to deal with heads of state, especially the dicators who will likely dismiss him.
Al Gore got a Nobel Prize. THAT is far more impressive than a Grammy and best selling books, which indicates popularity, not experience or competence, or necessarily quality. Your post only confirms that you are more taken with the cult of personality than with the acutal ability to implement and realize that Hope you have. Sorry, I need more substance.
