This great nation elected a community organizer who did next to nothing while in Congress....just sayin'.
Well . . . he did run a succesful campaign for president during the last two years of his unexpired Senate term. And, according to him, running that campaign gave him valuable experience:
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 Wasilla 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. And, certainly, in terms of the legislation that I passed just dealing with this issue post-Katrina of how we handle emergency management, the fact that many of my recommendations were adopted and are being put in place as we speak, I think, indicates the degree to which we can provide the
kinds of support and good service that the American people expect.
http://blog.beliefnet.com/reformedchicksblabbing/2008/09/obama-running-campaign-counts.htmlIsn't this an admission that he was focused on running his campaign and not his Senate duties during the last two years?