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Lack of experience is one of the reasons I didn’t vote for George Bush in 2000.

Eh, you were just (quite sensibly) using lack of experience as a polite way of saying that you wouldn't vote for an nincompoop.

How do you know if they have “the knack of attracting and deploying the right people, etc.” if they don’t have much experience?

For starters, how well they run their campaign is a good indicator of leadership. You can always check their high school, college, business and/or military accomplishments.

While I consider leadership more important than experience, it is not sufficient in and of itself. H. Ross Perot was a proven leader, but (in my opinion) he was a nut case.

So what’s the point, then?

It probably boils down to the fact that there was a contract for a certain number of words for so many dollars by such and such a date.

I think experience is far less a requirement for the office of president than is leadership ability. Successful leaders seem to have the knack of attracting and deploying the right people in the right positions to get the job done.

I think it's obvious that experience does matter. In any field. People with experience tend to be better problem-solvers.

Lack of experience is one of the reasons I didn't vote for George Bush in 2000.

This discussion is even more interesting in light of the manifest preference of Democrats for micro-managers as presidential candidates (consider the last three Democrats elected to the presidency and you'll see what I mean).

Yeah, I meant to comment on that and forgot. Indeed, as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, his responsibilities were enormous. It's laughable that 40 years of military service isn't as good a preparation as 4 years as governor or a few years in Congress.

That George Washington fellow did quite well, too, with so little experience.

That is all.