Bill Clinton: "Inexperienced? Sounds Familiar"

Bill Clinton, reminiscing on the good ol' days when Republicans were criticizing his lack of experience:



On cue, CNN promptly put up on the screen this (irrelevant?) fact, which was cut from the youtube video:

Fact: Clinton is one of 12 pres. nominees who were younger than 47-year-old Obama; he was 45 in 1992.

Silly Republicans. Obama isn't that young, so all this talk of lack of experience is just spin, right? Wrong. Experience is more than just age. Bill Clinton had been a governor for a decade before he was president, and attorney general before that. Obama's experience in government leadership does not compare to that.

Obama's lack of experience was no more evident than when Biden was touting Obama's qualifications later in the evening: his work as a community organizer on Chicago's south side. True, the choice to help others rather than pursue loftier careers is admirable, but there are lots of Americans who have done admirable things. (serving in the military, for example). That alone doesn't prove he's ready to be president.

Wrong Rating: 1 out of 4 (spin)