Barack Obama September 2, 2008–
–Comparing his short resume to executive experience of Alaska Governor Palin Barack Obama explained that his politicking was his work experience.
**Politics Is Work**:
Hat Tip Amy Proctor
COOPER: And, Senator Obama, my final question — your — some of your Republican critics have said you don’t have the experience to handle a situation like this. They in fact have said that Governor Palin has more executive experience, as mayor of a small town and as governor of a big state of Alaska.
What’s your response?
OBAMA: Well, you know, my understanding is, is that Governor Palin’s town of Wasilli has, I think, 50 employees. We have got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month.
So, I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute, I think, has been made clear over the last couple of years.
Barack Obama September 2, 2008–
After hearing John McCain was going back to Washington DC to do his job as US Senator Obama described it as a political stunt.
**Work Is Politics**:
So make no mistake: John McCain did not “suspend” his campaign. He just turned a national crisis into an occasion to promote his campaign. It’s become just another political stunt, aimed more at shoring up the Senator’s aimed more at shoring up the Senator’s political fortunes than the nation’s economy. And it does nothing to help advance this critical legislation to protect the American people during this time of economic crisis.
Hat Tip Gael
