> Kent Finnell wrote:

>> "Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
>> news:45A260A8.5000103@invalid.invalid...

>>> Olin wrote:

>>>>>> Though, the right wing sure seems scared of him, as they're all
>>>>>> having great fun calling him "Osama."
>>>>>>

>>>>> Oh, what do they know?
>>>>>

>>>> Nothing, but that's never stopped 'em from opening their pie holes and
>>>> proving that they are as clueless as some thought they might be.

>>> IMHO that doesn't stem from incompetence. They've learned they can
>>> throw any invective they want at Democrats and much of their base will
>>> buy it.
>>>
>>>

>> Actually, Doug, it was that Democrat stalwart, Teddy Kennedy, that called
>> Obama "Osama" first.
>>
>> And let's review the elected offices prior to becoming president
>>
>> GWB - Governor Texas
>> WJC - Governor Arkansas
>> GHWB - VP, US Rep Texas
>> RR - Governor California
>> JC - Governor Georgia
>> GF - US Rep Michigan
>> RN - VP, US Rep California
>> LBJ - VP, US Rep Texas
>> JFK - Senator Mass.
>> DDE - General USA
>>
>> Cut here...
>>
>> Most of the presidents in the last half of the 20th Century through the
>> present have been governors or had prior experience as VP. Those are
>> administrative or executive positions which also describes Ike's function
>> as a general. 5 governors, 3 VPs, 1 general, all having some sort of
>> prior administrative positions, CEOs.

>
> The statistically significant position you left out was that there were
> four former Congressmen...possibly as (more?) relevant as being VP....