Much hay has been made about Sarah Palin's international experience. The gist of the matter, it seems, is that she doesn't have an awful lot.
Okay, I can see why that might be a matter of some concern.
What I can't see, though, is where Barack Obama has any more experience in international events. Are we supposed to believe that the meager time he's spent on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee constitutes sufficient foreign policy experience?
In the time that Obama has been on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he has sponsored five resolutions:
S.CON.RES.25: "A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society."
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Held at the desk.
S.J.RES.23: "A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law. "
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.433: "A bill to state United States policy for Iraq, and for other purposes.
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.1977: "A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology."
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S.2433: "A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day."
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
Hmmm. Two resolutions dealing with US position on Iraq and Iran. Status: Run Away. One resolution saying nuclear weapons are bad, m'kay. One resolution saying global poverty is bad, m'kay. And one resolution saying massacre in Zimbabwe bad, m'kay.
Not exactly earth-shattering resolutions there, Barry.
And on the basis of this committee membership (and, by extension, these five resolutions), Barack Obama is completely immune to any criticism of his painfully thin global resume.
As my son would say, "Fascinating."
Now, if only we could get the media interested in "the least qualified person to ever run for President"...
That is all.
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He has other foreign policy experience... like violation of the Logan act, for instance.
Seems that Palin had to negotiate the pipeline deal with both Canadian Provincial and Federal governments.
Seems like a real, face to face foreign policy win.
Nice job on the homework, there Jay. Now, if you haven't already received them, you should be getting some sort of Cease and Desist letters from the Obama campaign any minute now...
;)
tweaker
Sadly, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Obama could grow horns and a tail and burst into flames during the debate and still not lose. Character is meaningless to the media this year. Biden's own website describes his dating Jill when she was a college sophomore and he was a SITTING US SENATOR. Obama's Chicago ties should be toxic. It no longer matters. Don't ponder His cabinet picks, you'll only get more depressed.
west,
Good point. I forgot about that - which is exactly why the MSM has conveniently buried all mention of that issue. Sure, they'll run all the clips of McCain from the 1980s and the Keating 5 as though it happened yesterday, but Obama lobbying a foreign government to wait until November to make agreements? Yawn...
ted,
Oh, you see, that doesn't count. That's, um, different. Besides, we've got more coverage of the (by now completely discredited) "TROOPERGATE" story...
tweaker,
Thanks. I don't think I'm big enough to warrant action by the Obamanuts, but
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aging cynic,
Hell, I'd be happy if *SOMEONE* were to bring up gun control at some point in this entire campaign... Like, oh, the 8 freakin' years he spent on the Joyce Foundation board...
In a sense, nobody has international experience until they work in the White House. As Senators, it's national. As governors, it's state level. The criticism about Palin is that she ridiculously claimed to have had it.
My question is do pro gun folks support her because of her pro gun stance in spite of her lack of qualifications? Or do they really think she's qualified?
She's just as qualified, if not more so, than Barack Obama.
Who, last time I looked, was running for the office of President, not Vice President...
Y'know, there was that one time Obama went campaigning for all the European Electoral votes...
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