That's what makes them the most appealing. Some people think that career politicians are the answer - that the longer you spend in the DC Beltway, the more qualified you are. I don't.
Baloney! We’re suffering from a guy who went from state senator to president with nothing much but campaigning in between! He’s never run so much as a snow cone stand and look where we are right now! I’m sure Rep. West is a great guy, but a battalion commander and a governor of a state are NOT the same thing by any stretch of the imagination! I was in charge of early warning/intelligence of the main part of the Korean DMZ during one of my tours there and keeping an eye on a North Korean corps during the other, yet I don’t consider myself an expert on foreign affairs or government. I would never offer up myself for high office without “paying my dues” first, and neither should Rep. West or the others mentioned. Would you hire a guy to run a company who only has experience as a department manager in a Wal-Mart?