Our least experienced president was Abraham Lincoln. He has served only one term in the House of Representatives. And that several years before he was elected president.

Our most experienced were Herbert Hoover and James Buchanan. Buchanan has been Secretary of State, Senator, Representative, Ambassador to England and advisor to 4 presidents: Jackson, Van Buren, Polk and Pierce. Hoover’s experience with getting relief to the European people after World War I and as Commerce Secretary should have made him the perfect choice to lead this nation during the Great Depression.
Here's to experience:

These two, with all of their valuable experience, left the United States with the two biggest crisis in our history, the Civil War and the Great Depression. It took less experienced leaders to lead the United States out of these holes. Experience has value, but pales beside the need for leadership.

Go Obama!!!

if Obama wins, may GOD help this country! Obama=Mushroom cloud is coming!

Democrat party supporting people, please listen up. We need a candidate who can win, else we will be looking at 4 more years of Republicanism, possible world war in addition to continued Iraq war, deficits, expensive gasoline and pitiful health care. Please help us elect a candidate who is capable of winning. Obama is not that candidate.
Thank you.

The only mushroom cloud, Carlos, is over your head. The ingredients to terrorist attacks are both more complicated and arbitrary than what you suggest here. The US stands a chance of being nuked somewhere down the road, but precisely when has more to do with their perception of our most vulnerable times -- like just after an administration change while the new one is still settling in. Go Big O!

JLA talks about the need for leadership. Tell me what leadership Obama has shown in his time in public office? He rarely votes Yea or Nay on issues. Going back to his days in Illinois he would vote Present or not even vote on issues like no porn shops 1000 yards from schools or having schools implement filters on pornography on their computers. Now as US Senator, he has so many NV (non-voting) marks on issues like Iraq that I can not see how that is leadership. If he doesn't vote and doesn't introduce legislation, what has he done to show leadership? I want a President who leads and this man has not shown that in his career.

It isn't just that Hillary is THE most qualified candidate for president; she is also the most qualified woman in the United States. And that means, if obama should win the nomination because a bunch of kids are swayed by his rhetoric and are oblivious to the necessity of experience, it will be a long time before another woman comes along who is as intelligent, capable, and competent as Hillary. She is what this country needs right now - she is what the world needs right now to keep us from slipping back into the "Dark Ages" [no pun intended - seriously, NO pun intended]. If the United States falls, it can bring the whole world down with it - and THAT scares the crap out of me.

i just watched the bill clinton video on this site, and realized that bill has adopted a new look, the ted kennedy look, i'm scared of that! sorry, but its too funny watching the clintons sweat, i liked the ABC debate where hillary said "they cleaned up the white house and gave it respectability" i'm supprised the other candidates didn't start laughing, i did! God help us they are all bums, congress included!

For once a choice. Nothing bad about that. I personally will take inexperience over evasive anytime. Evasive is Hillary's whole campaign. The country is tired of "You know my position, so I'll not repeat it." responses to direct and important questions. Do I support Obama? Not really because he has a bit of the evasive problem as well (yes platitudes are another form of evasive) along with the inexperience stigma. I'll stick the guy who is a has a bit of experience and answers questions directly. Go Richardson. I am reminded why I seldom return to my country of birth.

Unfortunately, the shakeup doesn't remove the only one who should have left -

Life Safety First - I have yet to see an example where Hillary actually cared for anyone but herself. This entire race was never about this country, but about herself. Look at her pose in the picture that ABC used - that fist. Earlier in her campaign, she had balled up both of her fist. That's right, she's tougher than Mandela, but then again, she's never been in prison before as Mandela was. That's the hallmark of the Clintons. Mere words have no meaning and when push comes to shove, redefine the words to have new meaning!

Good lord....who -are- you people?!

We can only hope to escape another 4 years of the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton? dynasty. Hillary (with her special interests and corporate support, Bush Sr and Bill have big plans if they can pull it off. Between her crocodile tears Hillary would tear this country apart.

Obama reminds me of Jimmy Carter..well intentioned but totally unprepared to deal with politics in Washington. We need someone who doesn't need total on the job training.

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH ZELDISH - I HOPE AMERICA IS LISTENING OR READING!!!! WE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER MISTAKE IN ELECTING A WRONG PRESIDENT! AND WE CANNOT AFFORD "AN ON JOB TRAINING PRESIDENT" EITHER - ELECT A CANDIDATE WHO HAS BRAIN AND CAN LEAD A COUNTRY ON DAY ONE. YES, EXPERIENCE: CAN MAKE CHANGE A REALITY! DON'T BELIEVE ON POETRY AND PROSE SPEECHES!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!

It isn't just that Hillary is THE most qualified candidate for president; she is also the most qualified woman in the United States. And that means, if obama should win the nomination because a bunch of kids are swayed by his rhetoric and are oblivious to the necessity of experience, it will be a long time before another woman comes along who is as intelligent, capable, and competent as Hillary. She is what this country needs right now - she is what the world needs right now to keep us from slipping back into the "Dark Ages" [no pun intended - seriously, NO pun intended]. If the United States falls, it can bring the whole world down with it - and THAT scares the crap out of me.

Posted by: zeldish | Jan 8, 2008 7:37:21 PM

All you women who are always joining in on the negatives in regards to Hillary..
Do you not know that only 50 years ago
women were allowed to vote? That today we have the opportunity to open doors for our daughters? Do you know tht in this day and age, women are getting paid
35% less than men doing the same Job..Do you not know that having a women in the white house will give every young women more opportunity and here you are voting for a man that talks about change and hope. You need experience to make changes, you need experience to bring hopes to reality...
Today a few men walked around Hillary's Campaigning and guess what the signs said: HILARY GO IRON OUR SHIRTS...THIS IS THE MENTALITY OF SOME MEN. WHEN MR OBBAMA TOLD HILARY SHE WAS LIKABLE ENOUGH/ HE WOULD NOT SAY THIS TO A MAN/ WHEN HE ACUSED HILlARY OF JUST GOING AROUND THE WORLD DRINKING TEA AND NOT DOING ANYTHING, HE WOULD NOT SAY THIS TO EDWARDS OR ANY OTHER MALE CANDIDATE!
open your eyes ladies, its time to unite and put an experience, qualified WOMAM in the white house. for our young up in coming young American Women!!! think about this for an instance!!!! Hillary has been crucified and proven herslef to all...She has my vote!!!
Let women prove what we always knew we can do...Vote for Hillary!!! God Bless America!!!

People who do not recall having a better life under Bill Clinton's administration are having big time amnesia. Remember that behind every man's success is a woman and Hillary was that woman for Bill. Hillary has the experience to make this country better not a candidate who gives oratorical false hopes.

Am I the only voter in the United States that feels Hillary claiming 35 years experience is comical? Could Nancy Reagan claim 16 years experience based on being married to Ronald Reagan while he was governor of California for eight years and president for eight years?

Don't vote for the person you think can beat the republican... this is what has gotten this country into deep doo doo. vote for who you think would be the best president. republicans are hoping that democrats vote for who they think can beat their candidate. this is exactly what they want. as usual, they are very good at taking focus off the issue.

Is there anyway that we could choose our favorite candidate without being so nasty to each other. We are chosing someone to do an impossibly difficult job. The person needs to be intelligent, hard working, and it helps to know persons withwhom to deal. I think Nancy Reagan DID help Ronnie. I know Kennedy was helped by Jackie and in France introduced himself as "Jackies' Husband". :-) Hillary HAS seen how "things work". What would you think of a Hillary as Pres. and Oboma as VP ticket.? Might be good! Enjoy 2008!

Well said,Phyl--about electing our favorite without all this nastiness. That said, I think Obama has too much class to accept VP ticket under Hillary. Hopefully he was grooming all those really young people to vote for him for PRES in 2012. You see, Bill was proven to be dishonest so many times...and Hillary backed him because they are a TEAM. Which means she is just as dishonest as he.