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Clinton And McCain: 'Experienced' At What?

More to the point, presidents of the U.S. lacking character and integrity have inflicted lasting damage on the office they held and on the nation

“ The front-runners in both political parties — that is, Hillary Clinton and John McCain — are making "experience" their big talking point. But what kind of "experience"? Both have been around in politics for decades. But just what did they accomplish — and how did it benefit the country? Whether in Arkansas or in Washington, Hillary Clinton has spent decades parlaying her husband's political clout into both money and power. How did that benefit anybody but the Clintons? For those people whose memories are short, go on the Internet and look up Whitewater, the confidential raw FBI files on hundreds of Republican politicians that somehow — nobody apparently knows how — ended up in the Clinton White House illegally. Look up the sale of technology to China that can enable them to more accurately hit American cities with nuclear missiles. Then look up the money that found its way to the Clintons through devious channels. <SNIP> Sen. John McCain is also touting his "experience," both in politics and in the military. His political record is full of zigzags summarized in the word "maverick." That is another way of saying that you don't know what he is going to do next, except that it will be in the interests of John McCain. While you're on the Internet looking up the record of the Clintons, look up McCain's record, including the Keating Five, the McCain-Feingold bill and the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill. Sen. McCain's trump card is his military experience. Some say his military experience is especially valuable when we are under threat from terrorists. But is it? <SNIP> By THOMAS SOWELL | Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:30 PM PT ”