tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11020751.post1510613800543378512..comments2023-10-08T11:10:46.457-04:00Comments on Countersignature: To borrow a phrase, You Cannot Be Serious.cshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117846384130187926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11020751.post-78543535755816968342008-11-14T12:01:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:01:00.000-05:00...to say nothing of the question of whether exper......to say nothing of the question of whether experience as a state executive really qualifies one to hold office as a federal executive. To Michael's list of erstwhile governors who were presidential candidates in the last 40-odd years I'd add Carter, Dukakis, and Reagan. Oh, and jeez, let's not forget Jerry Brown. Nelson Rockefeller, yeeeep.<BR/><BR/>Except -- marginally -- for Carter and Clinton, I'd argue that's one pretty damn sorry roster of "e.g."'s that governors know what they're doing when they move up to the White House.<BR/><BR/>FDR, though... well, exceptions and rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11020751.post-61801243556723251912008-11-13T17:17:00.000-05:002008-11-13T17:17:00.000-05:00Michael: don't get me wrong. I'm not saying govern...Michael: don't get me wrong. I'm not saying governors aren't relevant to politics. I'm saying they aren't relevant to federal politics -- even if all 49 governors got together, there's no place for them in federal politics. It has nothing to do with her personally, except that she's stupid enough to think that the Republican Governors Association (or Democratic equivalent for that matter) has any sort of leadership visibility in the US of A.<BR/><BR/>When running for President, they're candidates for a federal position. As governors, they're state officials. Maybe under the Articles of Confederation it would have mattered...not under our federal Constitution.cshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117846384130187926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11020751.post-71101668451801344882008-11-13T13:30:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:30:00.000-05:00Well, to be fair, Congress *loves* hearing from th...Well, to be fair, Congress *loves* hearing from the governors when they're asking for more Medicaid funding during an economic recession in order to stave off state budget cuts. For one minor example.<BR/><BR/>Besides, governors are natural candidates for the Presidency - this year was the first time we've elected a sitting Senator since Kennedy. Think Bill Richardson, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Howard Dean, George W. Bush, and yes, Bill Clinton.<BR/><BR/>If you're tired of Palin and would prefer that she just go away, that's fine. But the governors are quite relevant in politics. Don't let your antipathy for her color that fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com