Forum over Function

Last Friday’s New York Times discussed the lack of experience in the current field of Presidential nominee candidates. All seemed to have political shortcomings. Former Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards, serving only one term in the senate. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Rommey, serving only one term. The Obama, still in the first term of his seat, with only nine years in the state legislature. (The article did not mention the fact that Sen. Clinton was also in her first term as a senator, the first elected position she has ever held. Ever! Ever! Ever! Ever!)

Of course, The Obama’s lack of experience was compared to that of President Kennedy, who is now considered generally a Washington outsider at the time of his presidential run. Kennedy did, however, have the experience of 14 years on Capitol Hill, and he was a decorated war veteran. Kennedy also had the backing of his father Joseph Kennedy, autocrat and Nazi sympathiser.

Comparing The Obama to Kennedy is a far stretch as far as I can see. Kennedy’s politics today would be called conservative, to put it liberally. Kennedy sold himself as the "All American." The only real comparison I can make between the two, is the way they could make love to a cold convex lense.

Is The Obama a Jack Kennedy? Perhaps only Lloyd Benson knows.